Isonzo

[ ee-zawn-tsaw ]

noun
  1. a river in S Europe, flowing S from the Julian Alps in Slovenia to the Gulf of Trieste in Italy. 75 miles (120 km) long.

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How to use Isonzo in a sentence

  • But no serious impression was made on his positions except along the lower reaches of the Isonzo.

  • Having thus protected his flank, Cadorna reverted to his frontal attack along the Isonzo and on the Carso.

  • Meanwhile the main Italian army was to strike at the Isonzo and the road to Trieste.

  • To a possible abandonment of territory on the Isonzo or elsewhere the Vienna Cabinet made no allusion.

    England and Germany | Emile Joseph Dillon
  • His wife was having a hard time of it trying to keep the kiddies alive, while the good Scotchman was keeping vigil on the Isonzo.

    The Iron Ration | George Abel Schreiner