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

1 sense of battle of the marne

Sense 1
Battle of the Marne, Belleau Wood, Chateau-Thierry, Marne River -- (a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918)
       INSTANCE OF=> pitched battle -- (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)