Belleau Wood
[ bel-oh; French be-loh ]
/ ˈbɛl oʊ; French bɛˈloʊ /
noun
a forest in N France, NW of Château-Thierry: a memorial to the U.S. Marines who won a battle there 1918.
British Dictionary definitions for belleau wood
Belleau Wood
/ (ˈbɛləʊ, French bɛlo) /
noun
a forest in N France: site of a battle (1918) in which the US Marines halted a German advance on Paris