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El Alamein

noun

1 El Alamein

A village to the west of Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942.

2 El Alamein

A pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel.

synonyms: Al Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein.


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