Revolutionary War

English

Proper noun

the Revolutionary War

1. Any of several revolutionary wars (wars of revolution), taken specifically.

Usage notes

• In English-language contexts, the term usually refers to the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783.

Coordinate terms

• the Revolution

Derived terms

• American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) of the contiguous southern 13 colonies of the British Empire on the east coast of the North American mainland