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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A range of the eastern Alps in southern Austria and northeast Italy rising to about 2,780 m (9,120 ft).
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Examples
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But she dare not advance and leave the passes through the Tyrolean and the Carnic Alps open for Germany and Austria to pour troops in against her flank and rear.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various
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In the extreme north, on the threshold of the Carnic Alps, after three days 'fighting it was reported on June 10 that the Italians had swept the
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 Various
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Isonzo, the Julian and Carnic Alps leap skyward in a mighty, curving, mile-high wall.
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Agusta leading from Aguileia to the Carnic Alps. Narses also made use of this fort after the Gothic War.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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In the withdrawal of the armies that were along the front in the Cadore and Carnic Alps, occasions of this kind occurred several times during the week throughout which the retreat lasted, when rear-guard detachments were completely surrounded.
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The infernal uproar along the Isonzo never ceased; the din of the guns resounded through the Trentino, but British and Canadian noses were sniffing at something beyond the Carnic Alps, along the slopes of which they continued to concentrate, Rifles, Kilties, and Gunners.
Barbarians 1899
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The line thence turns south, crossing Mount Toblach and meeting the present frontier Carnic Alps. It follows this frontier up to Mount
History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Richard Joseph Beamish 1895
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-- Italians abandon Tagliamento line and retire on a 93-mile front in the Carnic Alps. 6.
History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Richard Joseph Beamish 1895
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On the Carnic Alps the fighting consisted of unimportant skirmishes.
History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Richard Joseph Beamish 1895
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The Tyrolese battle-ground contained three distinct points where it was necessary to operate; the Trentino Salient, the passes of the Dolomites, and the passes of the Carnic Alps. Early in June Italy had won control of the ridges of the mountains in the two latter points, but the problem in the Trentino was more difficult.
History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Richard Joseph Beamish 1895
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