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

2 senses of el alamein

Sense 1
El Alamein -- (a village to the west of Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942)
       INSTANCE OF=> village, hamlet -- (a settlement smaller than a town)

Sense 2
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)