second battle of Ypres

Other forms: second battles of Ypres

Definitions of second battle of Ypres

1. 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
   synonyms: Ypres, battle of Ypres

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   pitched battle

   a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place