Little Bighorn

Little Bighorn

n (Placename) 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 Indians

Lit′tle Big′horn

n. a river flowing N from N Wyoming to S Montana into the Bighorn River: General Custer and troops defeated by Indians 1876. 80 mi. (130 km) long.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Little Bighorn - a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last StandLittle Bighorn River, Little HornMontana, Treasure State, MT - a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian borderEquality State, WY, Wyoming - a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
	2.	Little Bighorn - a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his commandBattle of Little Bighorn, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last StandMontana, Treasure State, MT - a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border