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| NOUN | 1 | Ypres, battle of Ypres, third battle of Ypres | Battle in World War I (1917) |
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| 2 | Ypres, battle of Ypres, second battle of Ypres | Battle in World War I (1915) | |
| 3 | Ypres, battle of Ypres, first battle of Ypres | Battle in World War I (1914) |
| 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 | battle of Ypres, third battle of Ypres |
| Part of | World War I, World War 1, Great War, First World War, War to End War |
| Region | Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique |
| Instance of | pitched battle |
| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | battle of Ypres, second battle of Ypres |
| Part of | World War I, World War 1, Great War, First World War, War to End War |
| Region | Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique |
| Instance of | pitched battle |
| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | battle of Ypres, first battle of Ypres |
| Part of | World War I, World War 1, Great War, First World War, War to End War |
| Region | Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique |
| Instance of | pitched battle |
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