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Belleau Wood   /bɪlˈoʊ wʊd/   Listen
Belleau Wood

noun
1.
A World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918.  Synonyms: Battle of the Marne, Chateau-Thierry, Marne River.





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... the Marne, at Belleau Wood; they swept through the mad Argonne; Chateau-Thierry was theirs to take; they took it and then surged on; And now that the fight they fought is won, though they lie in a far-off grave, Their souls come back to the land they loved—the ...
— Cross Roads • Margaret E. Sangster


Words linked to "Belleau Wood" :   World War I, World War 1, French Republic, pitched battle, First World War, France, Great War, War to End War


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