HyperDic: caporetto

English > 1 sense of the word Caporetto:
NOUNactCaporetto, battle of Caporettobattle of World War I (1917)
English > Caporetto: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningbattle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces.
Synonymbattle of Caporetto
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
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
RegionItaly, Italian Republic, ItaliaA republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula
Spanishbatalla de Caporetto, Caporetto
CatalanBatalla de Caporetto

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