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Roulers

American  
[roo-lairs, roo-ler] / ruˈlɛərs, ruˈlɛr /

noun

  1. a city in NW Belgium: battles 1914, 1918.


Roulers British  
/ ruːˈlɛəz, rulɛrs /

noun

  1. Flemish name: Roeselare.  a city in NW Belgium, in West Flanders province: electronics. Pop: 55 273 (2004 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Relief completed on front from Ypres -- Roulers Railway to Wieltje.

From A Short History of the 6th Division Aug. 1914-March 1919 by Marden, Thomas Owen, Sir

High above the trees and the distant red tiled roofs of Roulers I could see the spire of the Gothic Church of St. Michael.

From "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders by Currie, John Allister

On September 30th they captured the city of Roulers.

From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by March, Francis Andrew

The brigade-major also informed us that British cavalry were reported to be at Roulers, north-east of Ypres—but that wasn't official.

From Pushed and the Return Push by Nichols, George Herbert Fosdike

On the east side of the ridge the land sloped up towards Poelcapelle and Roulers.

From "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders by Currie, John Allister

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