Belleau Wood

American  

[bel-oh, be-loh] / ˈbɛl oʊ, bɛˈloʊ /

noun

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

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Belleau Wood British  

/ bɛlo-, ˈbɛləʊ- /

noun

1. 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

Marines buried there, from the pivotal 1918 battle of Belleau Wood, as “suckers” for having been killed.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2020

During the tree-planting ceremony, Trump and Macron took turns shoveling dirt on top of the sapling uprooted from Belleau Wood in France, the site of one of the most gruesome battles in World War I.

From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2019

The Battle of Belleau Wood was a critical conflict in the war and a pivotal encounter in Marine Corps history.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2018

The 369th, popularly known as the Harlem Hellfighters, fought with the French at Château-Thierry and Belleau Wood, spending 191 days in combat, longer than any other American unit.

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

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