first battle of Ypres

first battle of Ypres
noun
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
Syn: ↑Ypres, ↑battle of Ypres
Regions: ↑Belgium, ↑Kingdom of Belgium, ↑Belgique
Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
Part Holonyms: ↑World War I, ↑World War 1, ↑Great War, ↑First World War, ↑War to End War

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