Passchendaele

/ (ˈpæʃənˌdeɪl) /

noun

a village in NW Belgium, in West Flanders province: the scene of heavy fighting during the third battle of Ypres in World War I during which 245 000 British troops were lost

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Example sentences from the Web for Passchendaele

Fighting was severe at all points, but particularly on the spur west of Passchendaele.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII)|various
The same secretary tells an interesting story of one of the bitter fights round Passchendaele.
The Romance of the Red Triangle|Arthur Keysall Yapp
The whole of the Passchendaele Crest was like a series of volcanoes belching up pillars of earth and fire.
From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917|Philip Gibbs
At the battle for Passchendaele commenced the last year of the war.
The Challenge of the Dead|Stephen Graham

One of the objects of our campaign in 1917 was to gain the high ground to Passchendaele and beyond.
From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917|Philip Gibbs

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