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Definition of Ypres
1. Noun. Battle in World War I (1917); 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.
Exact synonyms: Battle Of Ypres, Third Battle Of Ypres
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: First World War, Great War, War To End War, World War 1, World War I
Geographical relationships: Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom Of Belgium
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: First World War, Great War, War To End War, World War 1, World War I
Geographical relationships: Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom Of Belgium
2. Noun. Battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient.
Exact synonyms: Battle Of Ypres, Second Battle Of Ypres
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: First World War, Great War, War To End War, World War 1, World War I
Geographical relationships: Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom Of Belgium
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: First World War, Great War, War To End War, World War 1, World War I
Geographical relationships: Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom Of Belgium
3. Noun. Battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others.
Exact synonyms: Battle Of Ypres, First Battle Of Ypres
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: First World War, Great War, War To End War, World War 1, World War I
Geographical relationships: Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom Of Belgium
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: First World War, Great War, War To End War, World War 1, World War I
Geographical relationships: Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom Of Belgium
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ypres
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