NOUN | act | third battle of Ypres, Ypres, battle of Ypres | battle in World War I (1917) |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | Ypres, battle of Ypres | |
Instance of | pitched battle | A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place |
Part of | World War I, World War 1, Great War, First World War, War to End War | A war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918 |
Region | Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique | A monarchy in northwestern Europe |
Spanish | batalla de Ypres, Ypres |
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