1. a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel; [syn: El Alamein, Al Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Battle of El Alamein
n 1: a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a
decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery
over German troops under Rommel [syn: El Alamein, Al
Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein]