Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun battle_of_el_alamein

1 sense of battle of el alamein

Sense 1
El Alamein, Al Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein -- (a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel)
       INSTANCE OF=> pitched battle -- (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)