WESTERN FRONT, THE


Meaning of WESTERN FRONT, THE in English

ˌWestern ˈFront, the BrE AmE

an area in northern France and Belgium where many battles of World War I were fought. The armies of the ↑ Allies (=Britain, France etc) and of Germany were based in ↑ trench es (=long, deep holes in the ground) and suffered terrible conditions and great loss of life. ⇨ ↑ World War I

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.