Belleau Wood

American

[bel-oh, be-loh] / ˈbɛl oʊ, bɛˈloʊ /

noun

a forest in N France, NW of Château-Thierry: a memorial to the U.S. Marines who won a battle there 1918.

Belleau Wood British

/ bɛlo, ˈbɛləʊ /

noun

a forest in N France: site of a battle (1918) in which the US Marines halted a German advance on Paris

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Belleau Wood

Marines who died in the World War I battle of Belleau Wood.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2020

Trump had been scheduled to lay a wreath and observe a moment of silence Saturday at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, located adjacent to Belleau Wood and about 60 miles northeast of Paris.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2018

Officials didn’t want anyone to suss out even where the soldier had been killed — be it Belleau Wood, Marne or Meuse-Argonne — so he could better represent every casualty.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2018

Straight upright, in our Secret Service black, Earpieces, pistols, shades, we dragged to France, Till on our minibars we turned our backs, And towards the Belleau Wood aimed our advance.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2018

Five miles to the west of Château-Thierry, a forest called the Belleau Wood had become a German stronghold.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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