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Benghazi Handicap en · PROPN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Named for the great speed of the retreat; handicap is in the horse-racing sense.

Meanings

  1. (slang) The retreat of allied forces from Benghazi in North Africa in March 1941 during World War II ahead of German forces commanded by Erwin Rommel.

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the Benghazi Handicap canonical lexicographic