SOMME OFFENSIVE

Meaning of SOMME OFFENSIVE in English

failed World War I offensive in July-November 1916 made by the British against German forces near the Somme River in northern France (resulted in heavy British casualties)

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OFFENSIVE — adj offensive (1. pertaining to attack; 2. insulting); armas offensive offensive weapons, weapons of offense
Interlingua English vocab
SOMME — geographical name river about 150 miles (241 kilometers ) N France flowing NW into the English Channel
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OFFENSIVE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OFFENSIVE — (a.) Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to defensive; as, an offensive war; offensive …
Английский словарь Webster
OFFENSIVE — (a.) Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds.
Английский словарь Webster
OFFENSIVE — ( a. ) Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to defensive; as, an offensive …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OFFENSIVE — ( a. ) Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMME — /sawm/ , n. 1. a river in N France, flowing NW to the English Channel: battles, World War I, 1916, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFFENSIVE — — offensively , adv. — offensiveness , n. /euh fen"siv/ or, for 4, 5, /aw"fen-, of"en-/ , adj. 1. causing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMME — n. river in northern France that flows west and northwest to the English Channel; site of the battle in World …
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OFFENSIVE — I. ə-ˈfen(t)-siv, especially for 1 ˈä-ˌfen(t)-, ˈȯ- adjective Date: circa 1564 1. a. : making attack : aggressive b. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMME — geographical name river about 150 miles (241 kilometers ) N France flowing NW into the English Channel
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFFENSIVE — adj giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words. 2. offensive ·adj giving pain or unpleasant sensations; …
Webster English vocab
SOMME — dpartement, Picardie rgion, northern France. Somme fronts the English Channel for about 30 miles (48 km) and embraces the valley …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOMME — Somme BrE AmE sɒm AmE sɑːm sʌm —French [ sɔm \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OFFENSIVE — offensive BrE AmE ə ˈfen t s ɪv əʊ- —but in the sense 'relating to attack' also ˈɒf en t …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OFFENSIVE — / əˈfensɪv; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. offensive (to sb) rude in a way that causes you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMME — Somme, the /sɒm $ sɑːm/ BrE AmE a river in northeastern France, or the area close to this river where …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFFENSIVE — I. of ‧ fen ‧ sive 1 /əˈfensɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : OFFENSE/OFFENSE , ↑ offender …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFFENSIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 giving or meant or likely to give offence; insulting (offensive language). 2 disgusting, foul-smelling, nauseous, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFFENSIVE — adj. & n. adj. 1 giving or meant or likely to give offence; insulting (offensive language). 2 disgusting, foul-smelling, nauseous, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFFENSIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. giving or meant or likely to give offence; insulting (offensive language). 2 disgusting, foul-smelling, nauseous, …
Oxford English vocab
OFFENSIVE — ( offensives) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is offensive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFFENSIVE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES all-out war/attack/offensive etc an offensive weapon (= one that can be used to attack …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OFFENSIVE — [adjective]Since the other side had taken offensive action (= attacked), we had no choice but to defend ourselves.It's against the …
Cambridge English vocab
OFFENSIVE — n. 25B6; adjective offensive remarks : INSULTING, rude, impertinent, insolent, derogatory, disrespectful, personal, hurtful, wounding, abusive; annoying, exasperating, irritating, galling, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMME — two long battles that took place in the valley of the river Somme in northern France during World War I …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
OFFENSIVE — adj. 1 antagonistic, hostile, contentious, quarrelsome, attacking, aggressive, threatening, provocative, combative, martial, belligerent, warlike, bellicose The minute the enemy made …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OFFENSIVE — 1. сущ. 1) наступление, наступательная операция 2) активные действия (в отношении чего-л.) Peace proposals were called peace offensives. (J.B. Show) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMME — Сомма
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SOMME — n геогр. р. Сомма
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OFFENSIVE — offensive.ogg 1. əʹfensıv n наступление, атака peace spring offensive - мирное весеннее наступление on the offensive - в наступлении to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OFFENSIVE — offensive сущ.1) наступление, наступательная операция 2) активные действия (в отношении чего-л.) Peace proposals were called peace offensives. (J.B. Show) — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SOMME — р. Сомма
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SOMME — (0) сомма
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SOMME — n геогр. р. Сомма
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SOMME — n геогр. р. Сомма
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OFFENSIVE — 1. əʹfensıv n наступление, атака peace spring offensive - мирное весеннее наступление on the offensive - в наступлении to act …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMME — сущ. ; геогр. Сомма ( река, Франция )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OFFENSIVE — 1. сущ. 1) наступление, наступательная операция 2) активные действия ( в отношении чего-л. ) Peace proposals were called peace offensives. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SOMME — сущ.; геогр. Сомма (река, Франция)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OFFENSIVE — 1. сущ. 1) наступление, наступательная операция 2) активные действия (в отношении чего-л.) Peace proposals were called peace offensives. (J.B. Show) — Мирные предложения …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OFFENSIVE — 1. _n. наступление, наступательная операция; - act on the offensive - take the offensive - go into the offensive - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OFFENSIVE — 1. n. наступление, наступательная операция; - act on the offensive - take the offensive - go into the offensive - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
OFFENSIVE — 1. _n. наступление, наступательная операция; to act on the offensive наступать; to take (или to go into) the offensive перейти …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
OFFENSIVE — 1) воен. наступление | наступательный 2) оскорбительный 3) причиняющий неудобство или вред • - grossly offensive - patently offensive - physically offensive
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
SOMME — р. Сомма
Англо-Русский географический словарь
OFFENSIVE — 1. сущ. 1) наступление, наступательная операция 2) активные действия (в отношении чего-л.) Peace proposals were called peace offensives. (J.B. Show) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMME, BATTLE OF THE — (July 1–Nov. 13, 1916) Allied offensive in World War I . British and French forces launched a frontal attack against …
Английский словарь Британика
SOMME RIVER — River, northern France. It rises near St.-Quentin and flows westward 152 mi (245 km) to the English Channel . Canals …
Английский словарь Британика
SOMME, SECOND BATTLE OF THE — also called Battle of Saint-Quentin (March 21April 5, 1918), partially successful German offensive against Allied forces on the Western Front …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOMME, FIRST BATTLE OF THE — (July 1Nov. 13, 1916), costly and largely unsuccessful Allied offensive on the Western Front during World War I. The Germans …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOMME RIVER — river, northern France. It rises in the hills at Fonsommes, near Saint-Quentin in the Aisne dpartement, and flows generally westward …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOMME, THE — Somme, the /sɒm $ sɑːm/ BrE AmE a river in northeastern France, or the area close to this river where …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMME, BATTLE OF THE — (July 1Nov. 13, 1916) Allied offensive in World War I . British and French forces launched a frontal attack against …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PICARDY — French Picardie Région (pop., 1999: 1,857,834), encompassing the northern French département s of Oise, Somme, and Aisne and roughly coextensive …
Английский словарь Британика
SUM TOTAL — noun Etymology: Middle English somme total (translation of Medieval Latin summa totalis ), from somme sum + total, adjective 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN SUM — adverb Etymology: ME in summe, in somme, fr. MF en summe, en somme, fr. L in summa : in short …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORLD WAR I — also called First World War, or Great War an international conflict that in 191418 embroiled most of the nations of …
Britannica English vocabulary
PICARDY — French Picardie, rgion encompassing the northern French dpartements of Oise, Somme, and Aisne and roughly coextensive with the historical region …
Britannica English vocabulary
PICARDY — n. French Picardie Région (pop., 1999: 1,857,834), encompassing the northern French département s of Oise, Somme, and Aisne and roughly …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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