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Detailed Synonyms for battle of Ypres in English
battle of Ypres:
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the battle of Ypres
– 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 1the first battle of Ypres; the Ypres; the battle of Ypres– 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 1 -
the battle of Ypres
– 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 1the battle of Ypres; the second battle of Ypres; the Ypres– 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 1 -
the battle of Ypres
– 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 1the third battle of Ypres; the Ypres; the battle of Ypres– 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 1