1. the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks; [syn: Dardanelles, Dardanelles campaign]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Dardanelles campaign
n 1: the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the
English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia;
defeated by the Turks [syn: Dardanelles, Dardanelles
campaign]