Peipus

American

[pahy-puhs] / ˈpaɪ pəs /

noun

a lake in the N Europe, on the border between Estonia and the W Russian Federation. 93 miles (150 km) long; 356 sq. mi. (920 sq. km).

Peipus British

/ ˈpaɪpəs /

noun

Russian name: Chudskoye Ozero. a lake in W Russia, on the boundary with Estonia: drains into the Gulf of Finland. Area: 3512 sq km (1356 sq miles)

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Artur Säde, 41, grew up in eastern Estonia, with Russia just across Lake Peipus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Its left flank drove through from the southern end of Lake Peipus.

From Time Magazine Archive

General Masslenikov started a sweep northward along the west shore of Lake Peipus.

From Time Magazine Archive

At week's end the Nazis said they had broken through the Stalin Line near Lake Peipus, not 175 miles from Leningrad; at Vitebsk, 300 miles from Moscow; near Zhitomir, only 75 miles from Kiev.

From Time Magazine Archive

The principal stream is the Narova, which issues from Lake Peipus, flows along the eastern border, and empties into the Gulf of Finland.

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