Foch

[ fosh; French fawsh ]

/ fɒʃ; French fɔʃ /

noun

Fer·di·nand

[fer-dee-nahn] /fɛr diˈnɑ̃/, 1851–1929, French marshal.

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Examples from the Web for foch

Most warmly he congratulated us and then, in confidence, informed me "Foch has agreed to an Armistice!"
The Greater Love|George T. McCarthy
Foch and these brothers attended the local college, and then turned to their professions.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915|Various
After the war Foch began to win recognition as a man of brains, and at 26 he was given a commission as artillery Captain.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915|Various
Castelnau and Foch reviewed the troops, known throughout the army as "the division of iron."
Foch the Man|Clara E. Laughlin

How bitter was the disappointment to Foch we may guess but shall never know.
Foch the Man|Clara E. Laughlin

British Dictionary definitions for foch

Foch

/ (French fɔʃ) /

noun

Ferdinand (fɛrdinɑ̃). 1851–1929, marshal of France; commander in chief of Allied armies on the Western front in World War I (1918)

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