a river in the W central US, rising in N Wyoming and flowing north to the Bighorn River. Its banks were the scene of the defeat (1876) and killing of General Custer and his command by Native American warriors
Little Bighorn in American English
noun
a river flowing N from N Wyoming to S Montana into the Bighorn River: General Custer and troops defeated near its juncture by Dakota warriors 1876. 80 mi. (130 km) long