American Revolution


noun

the war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775–83, by which the colonies won their independence.

Example sentences from the Web for american revolution

  • But I thought you were such a little American-revolution patriot that you would not be impressed by anything like that.

    The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware |Annie Fellows Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for american revolution

American Revolution

noun

the usual US term for War of American Independence