Isonzo

[ ee-zawn-tsaw ]

/ iˈzɔn tsɔ /

a river in S Europe, flowing S from the Julian Alps in Slovenia to the Gulf of Trieste in Italy. 75 miles (120 km) long.

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Examples from the Web for isonzo

But no serious impression was made on his positions except along the lower reaches of the Isonzo.
A Short History of the Great War|A. F. Pollard
From the Isonzo front, not more than ten miles away, came the crash of heavy artillery.
The Iron Ration|George Abel Schreiner
On June 9, 1915, the Italians made their swift stroke in a southwesterly direction from their Isonzo line.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)|Various
It stands on a hill, and the valley of the Isonzo stretches below it.
Wanderings through unknown Austria|Randolph Ll. Hodgson

Goritz is charmingly situated in the smiling valley of the Isonzo.
Wanderings through unknown Austria|Randolph Ll. Hodgson