battle of the Aisne

batt·leoft·heaisne

uncommon

noun

1.

a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure

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Broader terms

pitched battle

Parts

World War I

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Grammar

noun
singular	battle of the aisne
plural	battle of the aisnes

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