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Meaning of THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES
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Definition:
[n]
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
,
Ypres
See Also:
Belgique
,
Belgium
,
First World War
,
Great War
,
Kingdom of Belgium
,
pitched battle
,
War to End War
,
World War
,
World War I
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