Ypres
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Named after the town of Ypres in Belgium.
مثال
- The Battle of Ypres was a significant event during World War I.
- Ypres is a town in Belgium known for its historical significance.
- Many soldiers lost their lives in the battles of Ypres.
ترکیبهای رایج
Battle of Ypres Town of Ypres Ypres in Belgium
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- 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
- 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
- battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others