HyperDic: argonne_forest

English > 1 sense of the expression Argonne Forest:
NOUNactArgonne Forest, Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operationan American operation in World War I (1918)
English > Argonne Forest: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningAn American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11.
SynonymsMeuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation
Instance ofoperation, military operationActivity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
Part ofWorld War I, World War 1, Great War, First World War, War to End WarA war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
PartsSaint-Mihiel, St Mihiel, battle of St MihielA battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918)
RegionFrance, French RepublicA republic in western Europe
SpanishMeuse-Argonne

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