Ypres Definition & Meaning
ypres
- 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
- 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
- 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
"Ypres" in song lyrics
See how ypres is used in real songs:
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"the battle of ypres"
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"the british in the battle of ypres"
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"william ypres"
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Words that rhyme with ypres
Usage tips for "ypres"
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