English > Meuse: 2 senses > noun 2, actMeaning | An 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. |
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Synonyms | Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation |
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Instance of | operation, military operation | Activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) |
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Part of | World War I, World War 1, Great War, First World War, War to End War | A 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 |
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Parts | Saint-Mihiel, St Mihiel, battle of St Mihiel | A battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918) |
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Region | France, French Republic | A republic in western Europe |
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Spanish | Meuse-Argonne |
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