Bastogne

American  

[ba-stohn, ba-stawn-y^uh] / bæˈstoʊn, baˈstɔn yə /

noun

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

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Bastogne British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

"Social media's had a huge influence on women's sport," says Deignan, who has won many of the sport's biggest races, including the one-day Tour de France and Liege Bastogne Liege classic.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

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

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

He was unscathed in the fighting at the Bulge’s strategic town of Bastogne, Belgium, but he was wounded at nearby Noville in mid-January 1945.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022

On Christmas, elements of Patton’s Third Army stopped the German advance and, the next day, broke through the enemy lines to link up with McAuliffe’s troops in Bastogne, Belgium.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2020

You must get ready for a forced march of a dozen miles across the railway between Reçogne and Bastogne.

From Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns by Webb, Archibald