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battle of Ypres


Definition: Meaning of, battle of Ypres in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbat(ə)l ɒv;(ə)v ˈiːpr(ə);ipʀ /

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  1. 1917 battle in World War I ; an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery
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    Ypres, third battle of Ypres
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  2. 1914 battle in World War I ; heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others
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    Ypres, first battle of Ypres
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  3. a toxic yellow gas 1915 battle in World War I ; Germans wanted to try chlorine as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient
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    Ypres, second battle of Ypres
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battle of Ypres used in phrases

  • first battle of Ypres (noun)
    1. 1914 battle in World War I ; heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others
  • second battle of Ypres (noun)
    1. a toxic yellow gas 1915 battle in World War I ; Germans wanted to try chlorine as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient
  • third battle of Ypres (noun)
    1. 1917 battle in World War I ; an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery
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