battle of ypres

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 101303571)
    domain region: belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    is an instance of: pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
    is a part of: first world war, great war, war to end war, world war 1, world war i - 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
    same as: third battle of ypres, ypres
  2. 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 (synset 101303273)
    domain region: belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    is an instance of: pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
    is a part of: first world war, great war, war to end war, world war 1, world war i - 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
    same as: second battle of ypres, ypres
  3. 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 (synset 101302999)
    domain region: belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    is an instance of: pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
    is a part of: first world war, great war, war to end war, world war 1, world war i - 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
    same as: first battle of ypres, ypres

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