Imbros

/ ˈɪmbrəs /

noun

a Turkish island in the NE Aegean Sea, west of the Gallipoli Peninsula: occupied by Greece (1912–14) and Britain (1914–23). Area: 280 sq km (108 sq miles) Turkish nameImroz

Anchored at Imbros when I got a cable asking me what forces I shall need to carry right through to a finish.

He arrives in a moment from the isles of Lemnos and Imbros; there is something fine in coming from two islands at once.

Braithwaite, and one or two others of my Staff turned up from Imbros at that moment.

Every ship is pointed one way—towards the welcoming boom of Imbros.

The men had been in the trenches (except for a few battalions that had been rested at Imbros) since April.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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