# Pickett's charge

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A valiant but futile frontal assault.
2. A major battle.
3. A bad decision.

## Etymology
A reference to an event during the American Civil War, wherein 16,000 Confederate infantrymen attacked Union positions; the attack failed, with several thousand Confederate casualties.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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