A low elevation, 32.6 m (107 ft) high, in Charlestown, a section of Boston, Massachusetts. The first major Revolutionary War battle was named for this hill, though the actual fighting took place on nearby Breed's Hill on June 17, 1775.
Bunker Hill
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Bun·ker Hill (bŭng'kər) 
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A low elevation, 32.6 m (107 ft) high, in Charlestown, a section of Boston, Massachusetts. The first major Revolutionary War battle was named for this hill, though the actual fighting took place on nearby Breed's Hill on June 17, 1775.
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The noun has one meaning:
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the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775); the British defeated the colonial forces
Synonym: battle of Bunker Hill
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Bunker Hill is the name of
- A hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Battle of Bunker Hill, a battle American Revolutionary War fought near (not on) the hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Several American ships named after the Battle of Bunker Hill, including:
- USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), an Essex Class aircraft carrier
- USS Bunker Hill (CG-52), a Ticonderoga class cruiser
- Bunker Hill Monument, erected to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill
- Bunker Hill Community College, a two-year college in Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Bunker Hill, an Air Force officer in the USAF
Bunker Hill is also the name of several other places in the United States:
- Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, California, a district in downtown Los Angeles
- Bunker Hill, Illinois
- Bunker Hill Township, Macoupin County, Illinois
- Bunker Hill, Indiana, a town in Miami County
- Bunker Hill Air Force Base, former name of Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base, located west of the town of Bunker Hill
- Bunker Hill, Fayette County, Indiana
- Bunker Hill, Morgan County, Indiana
- Bunker Hill, Kansas
- Bunker Hill (Millersville, Maryland), listed on the NRHP in Maryland
- Bunker Hill Township, Michigan
- Bunker Hill, West Virginia
Bunker Hill may also refer to:
- Bunker Hill (film), by Kevin Willmott
- Bunker Hill (song), a B-side of the 2003 song Fortune Faded by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Bunker Hill Covered Bridge, listed on the NRHP in North Carolina
- Bunker Hill Historic District, listed on the NRHP in West Virginia
- Bunker Hill House, listed on the NRHP in Ohio
- Bunker Hill School, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts
- Bunker Hill covered bridge, a covered bridge listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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- Charlestown
- Breed's Hill (hill in Charlestown)
- Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes (History)
- "Don't Fire Until You see the White of Their Eyes" (American history)
- Kellogg
- Battles That Changed the World: Bunker Hill 1775 (1997 History Film)
- Why was Bunker Hill important in the American Revolution? (history)
- Warren, Joseph (American physician and patriot)
- Charlestown (former city of eastern Massachusetts)
- Richie Rich: One of Our Aircraft Carriers Is Missing (1980 Film)
- battle of Bunker Hill
- Putnam, Israel (American soldier)
- Bunker (family name)
- Bugs Bunny: All American Hero (1981 Children's/Family Film)
