second battle of Ypres meaning

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second battle of Ypres (noun): 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.

Definition of second battle of Ypres

  1. 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

    Type of: pitched battle

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