1944: Battle of the Bulge

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• (the) Battle of the Bulge — the Battle of the Bulge [the Battle of the Bulge] a strong but unsuccessful attack by German forces against the ↑Allies in southern Belgium in 1944. The word bulge means a swelling, so the phrase is also used in a humorous way to mean a struggle… …   Useful english dictionary

• Battle of the Bulge — Battle of the Bulge, the the last main attack by the German army during World War II, when they surrounded the Allies army in Belgium in 1944 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Battle of the Bulge — For other uses, see Battle of the Bulge (disambiguation). Battle of the Bulge Part of World War II …   Wikipedia

• Battle of the Bulge (film) — Infobox Film name = Battle of the Bulge caption= Original movie poster imdb id = 0058947 producer = Sidney Harmon Milton Sperling Philip Yordan director = Ken Annakin writer = Bernard Gordon John Melson Milton Sperling Philip Yordan starring =… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of the Bulge (1991 game) — Infobox Game subject name=Battle of the Bulge image link= image caption=Cover art for Battle of the Bulge players=2| ages=10 and up setup time=10 minutes playing time=2 hours complexity=Medium strategy=Medium random chance=Medium skills=Planning …   Wikipedia

• battle of the bulge —    a desire to slim    The bulge is the evidence of obesity around the waist and hips:     The battle of the bulge became a corsetier s problem. (E. S. Turner, 1952)    The original battle was Eisenhower s, when the Germans broke through in the… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• Battle of the Bulge — a strong but unsuccessful attack by German forces against the Allies in southern Belgium in 1944. The word bulge means a swelling, so the phrase is also used in a humorous way to mean a struggle to lose weight, e.g. by going on a diet: I’m… …   Universalium

• Battle of the Bulge — noun a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise • Syn: ↑Battle of the Ardennes Bulge, ↑Ardennes counteroffensive • Regions:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Battle of the bulge —    In December 1944, German forces launched a strong counteroffensive against U.S. forces in the Ardennes region of Europe, forcing them back a distance of 60 miles and creating a huge bulge in Allied lines. Two entire U.S. regiments were forced… …   Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

• Battle of the Bulge — final German offensive of WW II in 1944 1945 in which Germany attempted to break through Allied lines on the Western front and retake Antwerp (resulted in an Allied victory) …   English contemporary dictionary