Associations to the word «Petersburg»

Wiktionary

PETERSBURG, proper noun. A city in Virginia; various other towns and cities, including
PETERSBURG, proper noun. Alaska
PETERSBURG, proper noun. Illinois
PETERSBURG, proper noun. Indiana
PETERSBURG, proper noun. Michigan
PETERSBURG, proper noun. A city in North Dakota
PETERSBURG, proper noun. A town in Tennessee
PETERSBURG, proper noun. A city in Texas
PETERSBURG, proper noun. A city in West Virginia
PETERSBURG, proper noun. A campaign in the American Civil War
PETERSBURG, proper noun. Saint Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, a city in Russia
PETERSBURG PARADOX, noun. A paradox, related to probability, where the expected win for repeated play of a game is infinite, so it seems that a player should be willing to pay any price to take part.

Dictionary definition

PETERSBURG, noun. A town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War.
PETERSBURG, noun. The final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras