Belleau Wood

[ bel-oh; French be-loh ]

noun

1. a forest in N France, NW of Château-Thierry: a memorial to the U.S. Marines who won a battle there 1918.

Belleau Wood

/ bɛlo; ˈbɛləʊ /

noun

1. a forest in N France: site of a battle (1918) in which the US Marines halted a German advance on Paris

Example Sentences

And then there was his reference to the war dead from World War II as “losers” and his refusal to attend a ceremony honoring French and American graves at the cemetery at Belleau Wood.

From Salon

Only one candidate has called our war dead — specifically, the Marines who fell at Belleau Wood in France during World War I — “suckers” and “losers.”

From Los Angeles Times

He called the 1,800 marines killed during the bloody Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I “suckers” for dying in action.

From Salon

Five miles to the west of Château-Thierry, a forest called the Belleau Wood had become a German stronghold.

From Literature

I mean, he got away with calling dead soldiers "losers" and those who died In World War II at Belleau Wood “suckers.”

From Salon