English noun: battle of Verdun | |||
1. | battle of Verdun (act) a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped | ||
Synonyms | Verdun | ||
Instance hypernym | pitched battle | ||
Part meronym | First World War, Great War, War to End War, World War 1, World War I | ||
Domain region | France, French Republic | ||