Added 10 October 2026 chattanooga noun Categories: PlacesActionsRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about chattanooga at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A city in eastern Tennessee. In the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg. Related Words: chickamaugaatlantatrainhamiltontennathensmemphissavannah Back to today's word