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Belleau Wood
Bel·leau Wood B0173500 (bĕ-lō′, bĕl′ō) A forested area of northern France east of Château-Thierry. In World War I it was the site of a hard-fought victory over the Germans (June 1918), and it now contains a cemetery dedicated to the Americans who died in the battle.Belleau Wood (ˈbɛləʊ; French bɛlo) n (Placename) a forest in N France: site of a battle (1918) in which the US Marines halted a German advance on ParisBel′leau Wood′ (ˈbɛl oʊ, bɛˈloʊ)
n. a forest in N France, NW of Château-Thierry: a memorial to the U.S. Marines who won a battle there 1918. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Belleau Wood - a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918Battle of the Marne, Chateau-Thierry, Marne RiverFirst World War, Great War, War to End War, World War 1, World War I - 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 1918France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe |
Belleau Wood
Belleau Wood (bĕl`ō, bĕlō`), forested area in Aisne dept., N France, E of Château-Thierry. The scene of a victory over the Germans after hard fighting (June 6–25, 1918), involving chiefly U.S. troops, it was dedicated in 1923 as a permanent memorial to the American war dead.Belleau Woodlocale of significant American triumph in WWI (1918). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 47]See: BattleBelleau Wood a forest in N France: site of a battle (1918) in which the US Marines halted a German advance on Paris Belleau Wood
Synonyms for Belleau Woodnoun a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918Synonyms- Battle of the Marne
- Chateau-Thierry
- Marne River
Related Words- First World War
- Great War
- War to End War
- World War 1
- World War I
- France
- French Republic
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