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Argonne Forest — The Argonne Forest is a wooded plateau region of northeastern France, bounded by the Aisne and Meuse Rivers. The area covers parts of the departments of Ardennes, Meuse, and Maine, and extends to the Belgian border. The forest, which also… … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
Argonne Forest — Sp Argòno miškas Ap Argonne Forest L JAV (Ilinojus) … Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė
Argonne Forest — noun 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 • Syn: ↑Meuse, ↑Meuse River, ↑Argonne, ↑Meuse Argonne, ↑Meuse Argonne operation •… … Useful english dictionary
ARGONNE`, FOREST OF — a long strip of rocky mountain and wild wood in the NE. of France, within the borders of which the Duke of Brunswick was outwitted by Dumouriez in 1792 … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Argonne Forest — Ar′gonne For′est [[t]ˈɑr gɒn, ɑrˈgɒn[/t]] n. geg why a wooded region in NE France: battles, World War I, 1918; World War II, 1944 Also called Ar•gonne′ … From formal English to slang
Argonne Forest — /agɒn ˈfɒrəst/ (say ahgon foruhst) noun a wooded region in north eastern France; scene of battles in September–October 1918 which were part of the final Allied offensive against Germany that led to the end of World War I; also scene of fighting… …
Argonne — can refer to several different things.*The Forest of Argonne in France *Argonne National Laboratory, a U.S. D.O.E. National Laboratory near Chicago, Illinois *Meuse Argonne Offensive, also called the Battle of Argonne Forest, a World War I battle … Wikipedia
Argonne — n. 1. 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. Syn: Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne Forest, Meuse Argonne, Meuse Argonne operation… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Argonne Rebels — The Argonne Rebels were a Division I drum and bugle corps from Great Bend, Kansas. Early HistoryThe Argonne Rebels were founded in 1947 by the Saint Rose Catholic Church and sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.In 1949, American Legion Argonne… … Wikipedia
Argonne — noun 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 • Syn: ↑Meuse, ↑Meuse River, ↑Argonne Forest, ↑Meuse Argonne, ↑Meuse Argonne… … Useful english dictionary
