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Meuse-Argonne Offensive

Meuse-Argonne Offensive

9.9
A large Allied attack in World War I where American troops pushed German armies back
  • proper noun
  • /ˈmjuːz-ɑːrˈɡɒn əˈfɛnsɪv/
translation icon : Ofensiva de Meuse-Argonne
  • Many historians consider the Meuse-Argonne Offensive a turning point that hastened the end of the war.

Examples

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

  • The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was one of the largest operations involving American troops during World War I.

  • General Pershing commanded the Allied forces in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, which ultimately led to the German retreat.

  • Wow! The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was a remarkable achievement!

  • More than a million U.S. soldiers fought in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the largest and costliest battle in American history.

  • The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was a crucial campaign that helped lead to the end of World War I.

  • During the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, American forces played a pivotal role in pushing back German troops.

Synonyms

Meuse-Argonne operation
vsMeuse-Argonne Offensive
9.9

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

is framed as a campaign that helped push Germans back and end the war
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 the same American-led attack but highlights its contribution to ending the war

Surface Forms

Meuse-Argonne Offensive main

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 gets its name from the two places where the fighting happened: the Meuse River and the Argonne Forest, and 'offensive' means a big 'attack'. So the name refers to the major American-led 1918 campaign that pushed German armies back and helped end the war.