Bastogne

[ ba-stohn; French ba-stawn-yuh ]

noun

1. a town in SE Belgium: in World War II U.S. forces besieged here during German counteroffensive in 1944.

Bastogne

/ bastɔɲ; bæˈstəʊn /

noun

1. a town in SE Belgium: of strategic importance to Allied defences during the Battle of the Bulge; besieged by the Germans during the winter of 1944–45. Pop: 14 070 (2004 est)

Example Sentences

He has also won the Classics Liege–Bastogne–Liege and Strade Bianche this season.

From BBC

The episode Leland directed, titled Bastogne, won him an Emmy Award for outstanding directing for a miniseries.

From BBC

Pogacar had his Tour de France preparations hampered by a left wrist fracture he sustained in April during the Liege–Bastogne–Liege classic and required surgery.

From Washington Times

Pogačar, who had surgery on his broken left wrist following a crash during the Liège–Bastogne–Liège classic, was relieved to avoid any danger.

From Washington Times

Following his wins at the Amstel Gold Race and Fleche Wallonne, he aimed for a hat trick of the Ardennes one-day classics when he suddenly found himself down on the ground, forced to abandon Liege–Bastogne–Liege because of a crash that left him with a broken wrist requiring surgery.

From Washington Times