Bastogne

[ ba-stohn; French ba-stawn-yuh ]

noun

1. a town in SE Belgium: in World War II U.S. forces besieged here during German counteroffensive in 1944.

Bastogne

/ bastɔɲ; bæˈstəʊn /

noun

1. a town in SE Belgium: of strategic importance to Allied defences during the Battle of the Bulge; besieged by the Germans during the winter of 1944–45. Pop: 14 070 (2004 est)

Example Sentences

"Forward—single file," commanded Shaw, and the band resumed its interrupted march towards the Bastogne railway.

From Project Gutenberg

You must get ready for a forced march of a dozen miles across the railway between Reçogne and Bastogne.

From Project Gutenberg