HyperDic: saint-mihiel

English > 1 sense of the word Saint-Mihiel:
NOUNactSaint-Mihiel, St Mihiel, battle of St Mihiela battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918)
English > Saint-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.
SynonymsSt Mihiel, battle of 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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