Isonzo

[ ee-zawn-tsaw ]

noun

1. 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.

Example Sentences

But no serious impression was made on his positions except along the lower reaches of the Isonzo.

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Having thus protected his flank, Cadorna reverted to his frontal attack along the Isonzo and on the Carso.

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Meanwhile the main Italian army was to strike at the Isonzo and the road to Trieste.

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To a possible abandonment of territory on the Isonzo or elsewhere the Vienna Cabinet made no allusion.

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His wife was having a hard time of it trying to keep the kiddies alive, while the good Scotchman was keeping vigil on the Isonzo.

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