Belleau Wood

Noun

Meaning

a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Battle of the Marne Chateau-Thierry Marne River

Examples

Among the damaged warships were the aircraft carriers Intrepid, Franklin, Belleau Wood, Cabot, and Essex. Source: Internet

Belleau Wood “definitely was a critical point in the road for America becoming a world power,” Jones said. Source: Internet

We are not being asked to storm the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, charge up San Juan Hill or fight the Battle of Belleau Wood. Source: Internet

The Atlantic reported that Trump didn’t want to attend a ceremony at the Belleau Wood Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France in 2018 because he was concerned that the rain would dishevel his hair. Source: Internet

Essex was the second ship to serve as part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces having taken over those duties from USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3). Source: Internet

June June 10 : Austro-Hungarian battleship Szent István sunk by Italian torpedo boats Szent István * June 1 WWI: The Battle of Belleau Wood begins. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Belle Vue belle-lettrist Belleau belled belledom belleek