harper's ferry
pərz noun
a town in NE West Virginia at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers: site of John Brown's raid 1859.
Also, Harper's Ferry.
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| —n | |
| a village in NE West Virginia, at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers: site of an arsenal seized by John Brown (1859). Pop: 302 (2003 est) | |
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| Harper's Ferry (ˈhɑːpəz) | |
| —n | |
| a village in NE West Virginia, at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers: site of an arsenal seized by John Brown (1859). Pop: 302 (2003 est) | |
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Harpers Ferry definition
The place now in West Virginia where the militant abolitionist John Brown was captured in 1859, after he seized a federal arsenal there.
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