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Noun: Argonne Forest  ar'gón 'for-ist or ar'gón 'fór-ist [N. Amer], ar'gón 'fó-rist [Brit]
  1. 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
    - Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation

Type of: military operation, op [informal], operation

Part of: First World War, Great War, War to End War, World War 1, World War I

Encyclopedia: Argonne Forest, Atlanta