HyperDic: battle_of_st_mihiel

English > 1 sense of the expression battle of St Mihiel:
NOUNactbattle of St Mihiel, Saint-Mihiel, St Mihiela battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918)
English > battle of St Mihiel: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France.
SynonymsSaint-Mihiel, St Mihiel
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part ofMeuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operationAn American operation in World War I (1918)
RegionFrance, French RepublicA republic in western Europe
CatalanSaint-Mihiel

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