Burnside

/ˈbʌrnˌsaɪd/
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Other forms: Burnsides

Definitions of Burnside
  1. noun
    United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
    synonyms: A. E. Burnside, Ambrose Everett Burnside
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    full general, general
    a general officer of the highest rank
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