Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A French military decoration for bravery in combat.
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- noun a French military decoration for gallantry
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But then – as if by the stroke of a Hollywood screenwriter's pen – it turned out that Louis was a war hero after all, with a Croix de Guerre for his courage in holding a small border town and shooting Germans.
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A French officer pins the Croix de Guerre on Donovan, one of many awards he received for heroism in World War I.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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A French officer pins the Croix de Guerre on Donovan, one of many awards he received for heroism in World War I.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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Seabrook was a larger-than-life adventurer-explorer-drunk-blowhard: He joined the French army for World War I, was awarded the Croix de Guerre, hung out with Aleister Crowley, dabbled in witchcraft and indulged in minor cannibalism if you must know: "like good, fully developed veal".
Instinct With Hellish Life James Kennedy 2011
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Along the way he married a countess and a movie star, won a Bronze Star and a Croix de Guerre for his service in the Second World War, bought a vast apartment on Fifth Avenue, and intrepidly barnstormed the heartland, spreading the gospel of fine wine.
Alexis Lichine's Roguish Revolution in Wine Jay McInerney 2011
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He was put under house arrest by his French military superiors for insubordination—and awarded the Croix de Guerre by France for heroism in combat.
Charles Lindbergh Won the Prize, but Did His Rival Get There First? Sebastian Moffett 2011
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Her past only became clear after they discovered her possessions, including a medal from Britain and France's highest wartime honor, the Croix de Guerre.
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Her past only became clear after they discovered her possessions, including a medal from Britain and France's highest wartime honor, the Croix de Guerre.
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He joined the French Foreign Legion at the outbreak of the Second World War (he won the Croix de Guerre (palmes) in 1940) and was captured and recaptured a number of times.
Archive 2010-02-01 Steve 2010
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Her past only became clear after they discovered her possessions, including a medal from Britain and France's highest wartime honor, the Croix de Guerre.
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