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⚔️ Major US campaign ⚔️ WWI Allied attack
Meuse-Argonne Offensive

Meuse-Argonne Offensive

9.9
A large 1918 American attack led by General Pershing, the biggest US operation in World War I
  • noun
  • /mjuːz-ɑːrˈɡɒn əˈfɛnsɪv/
translation icon : Ofensiva de Meuse-Argonne
  • Many American soldiers lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in 1918.

Examples

  • Did you know the Meuse-Argonne Offensive involved over a million American troops?

  • General Pershing commanded the troops during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

  • The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was a turning point in World War I for the Allied powers.

  • The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was a turning point in World War I.

  • General Pershing commanded the troops during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

  • Many American soldiers lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in 1918.

  • The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was a significant event that led to the end of World War I.

Synonyms

Meuse-Argonne operation
vsMeuse-Argonne Offensive
9.9

A large American attack in World War I that helped push back German soldiers

is the largest American Expeditionary Forces operation focused on US troop advance
Meuse-Argonne
vsMeuse-Argonne Offensive
9.9

A major 1918 American attack during World War I that pushed German troops back in northeast France

is mainly about the American large-scale advance, not the final Allied timing

Surface Forms

Meuse-Argonne Offensive singular

Morphology

Meuse-Argonne + offensive

This is compositionally transparent: the phrase combines a place-name (Meuse-Argonne) with 'offensive' (a sustained military attack), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a military campaign at Meuse-Argonne. Detailed historical information (dates, scale, national forces) is not derivable from the words, but the basic event-type is directly predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Meuse-Argonne Offensive is named for the location of the attack—the Meuse River and the Argonne Forest—while 'offensive' simply means a large 'campaign' or 'attack'. That's why the phrase names the large American operation in 1918 when US troops advanced against German forces.