noun
1. a European river; flows into the North Sea
• Syn: ↑Meuse River
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
• Part Holonyms:
↑France, ↑French Republic, ↑Belgium, ↑Kingdom of Belgium, ↑Belgique, ↑Netherlands, ↑The Netherlands, ↑Kingdom of The Netherlands, ↑Nederland, ↑Holland
2. an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11
• Syn: ↑Meuse River, ↑Argonne, ↑Argonne Forest, ↑Meuse-Argonne, ↑Meuse-Argonne operation
• Regions: ↑France, ↑French Republic
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑military operation
• Part Holonyms: ↑World War I, ↑World War 1, ↑Great War, ↑First World War, ↑War to End War
• Part Meronyms: ↑Saint-Mihiel, ↑St Mihiel, ↑battle of St Mihiel
Useful english dictionary. 2012.