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ypres

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What does ypres mean?

proper noun

  1. A city in West Flanders, Belgium.
  2. The municipality containing this city.
  3. Any of several battles fought near this city during the First World War.

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The two surgeons, Macklin and McIlroy, served in France and Italy, McIlroy being badly wounded at Ypres.
Ernest Henry, Sir ShackletonSouth: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917Project Gutenberg ebook #5199
He quickly realised the tactical weakness of the German method at Ypres, once shorn of its vast initial possibilities of surprise.
Victor LefebureThe Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and WarProject Gutenberg ebook #1272
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In the western confines of Belgium, near Ypres, the British employed numerous aircraft, many of them biplanes, and at all times they were in the air, reporting observations.
James Slough ZerbeAeroplanesProject Gutenberg ebook #1445