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THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES

\θˈɜːd bˈatə͡l ɒv ˈɪpəz], \θˈɜːd bˈatə‍l ɒv ˈɪpəz], \θ_ˈɜː_d b_ˈa_t_əl ɒ_v ˈɪ_p_ə_z]\

Definitions of THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES

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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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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