battle of the aisne

1. 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

   SynonymsSoissonsbattle of Soissons-Reimsbattle of the Chemin-des-Dames

   Broaderpitched battle

   Part ofWorld War I

   France

Questions about battle of the aisne

What does battle of the aisne mean?

battle of the aisne means "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".

What is another word for battle of the aisne?

Close synonyms include Soissons, battle of Soissons-Reims, battle of the Chemin-des-Dames. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is battle of the aisne a common word?

battle of the aisne is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.