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

2 senses of battle of the somme

Sense 1
Somme, Somme River, Battle of the Somme -- (battle of World War II (1944))
       INSTANCE OF=> pitched battle -- (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

Sense 2
Somme, Somme River, Battle of the Somme -- (battle in World War I (1916))
       INSTANCE OF=> pitched battle -- (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)