Somme

[ sawm ]

noun

1. a river in N France, flowing NW to the English Channel: battles, World War I, 1916, 1918; World War II, 1944. 150 miles (241 km) long.
2. a department in N France. 2,424 sq. mi. (6,280 sq. km). : Amiens.

Somme

/ sɔm /

noun

1. a department of N France, in Picardy region. Capital: Amiens. Pop: 557 061 (2003 est). Area: 6277 sq km (2448 sq miles)
2. a river in N France, rising in Aisne department and flowing west to Amiens, then northwest to the English Channel: scene of heavy fighting in World War I. Length: 245 km (152 miles)

Example Sentences

On 1 July 2002 he laid a laurel wreath at the monument two hours ahead of the main council ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

From BBC

On 1 July 2002 he laid a laurel wreath at the monument, two hours ahead of the main council ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

From BBC

He laid wreaths at the sites where the Somme and the Battle of Messines took place a century earlier.

From BBC

Councillors later agreed to the move, instead deciding it should be flown on 1 July to mark the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

From BBC

But when the main British offensive opened at the end of July, the fighting quickly became another nightmarish battle, more horrifying and pointless than Verdun or the Somme.

From Literature