Argonne Forest

[ ahr-gon, ahr-gon; French ar-gawn ]

/ ˈɑr gɒn, ɑrˈgɒn; French arˈgɔn /

a wooded region in NE France: battles, World War I, 1918; World War II, 1944.

Also called Ar·gonne

[ar-gawn] /arˈgɔn/.

Example sentences from the Web for argonne

The task set for Pershing's men was in theory almost as difficult as clearing the Argonne Forest.

Our Army at the Front |Heywood Broun
He was observing the action of our troops in the Argonne and came on a young lieutenant with a platoon of infantry.

Average Americans |Theodore Roosevelt
His ability to think clearly and quickly, under conditions that tried both heart and brain, was shown in the fight in the Argonne.

Sergeant York And His People |Sam Cowan
There was a perfect web of them, reaching all the way from Alsace and the Forest of Argonne to the sea.

The Hosts of the Air |Joseph A. Altsheler

Once, during the first Argonne battle, the higher command called upon Erickson.

Average Americans |Theodore Roosevelt

Argonne

/ (ˈɑːɡɒn, French arɡɔn) /

the Argonne a wooded region of NE France: scene of major battles in both World Wars