English Explanatory Dictionary

Utah Beach

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A beach in the hamlet of La Madeleine, commune of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Manche department, Normandy, France; the westernmost amphibious invasion zone during the D-Day invasions.

Word forms

Utah Beach

Etymology

Likely coined in 1944 by American general Omar Bradley.

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