American Expeditionary Forces


plural noun
  1. troops sent to Europe by the U.S. Army during World War I. Abbreviation: A.E.F., AEF

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How to use American Expeditionary Forces in a sentence

  • Outfitted thus we might have been major generals or we might have been second lieutenants of the American Expeditionary Forces.

    The Glory of The Coming | Irvin S. Cobb
  • In its zones of special activity the American Expeditionary Forces had their own great stations in addition.

    With the Doughboy in France | Edward Hungerford
  • The goal toward which this production was aiming was the expected spring offensive of the American Expeditionary Forces in 1919.

  • The American Expeditionary Forces estimated that they would require 480 of these weapons.

  • Early in 1918 the American Expeditionary Forces advised us to redesign the 240-millimeter mortar to give it a stronger barrel.

British Dictionary definitions for American Expeditionary Forces

American Expeditionary Forces

pl n
  1. the troops sent to Europe by the US during World War I

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