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second battle of Ypres

DEFINITIONS OF: second battle of Ypres

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n 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

Synonyms:
Ypres, battle of Ypres
Example of:
pitched battle
a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
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