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West Point

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West Point
A U.S. military installation in southeast New York on the western bank of the Hudson River north of New York City. It has been a military post since 1778 and the seat of the U.S. Military Academy since 1802.
West Point
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(Military) the US Army installation in New York State that houses the US Military Academy
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Noun1.West Point - United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
Empire State, New York State, NY, New York - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies


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Any glamour which may have attached to cadet life in Poe's eyes was speedily lost, for discipline at West Point was never so severe nor were the accommodations ever so poor.
An Appreciation by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
One of my deepest secrets was my West Point -- my military academy.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
By-and-by she will know the art like a West Point cadet, and will exercise it as fearlessly.
A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context
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