Bulge, Battle of the
- in the Second World War, a German counteroffensive in the Ardennes aimed at preventing an Allied invasion of Germany, in late 1944-early 1945. The Germans drove a 'bulge' about 60 miles (110 km) deep in the front line, but were later forced to retreat.楔入战役（第二次世界大战期间的一场战斗, 1944年底到1945年初德国在阿登发动了一场旨在阻止盟军攻进德国的反击战; 德军呈楔形深入盟军前线60英里［即110公里］的地方, 但最后还是被迫撤退）。