Ypres

[ French ee-pruh; British or Facetious wahy-perz ]

/ French ˈi prə; British or Facetious ˈwaɪ pərz /

noun

a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.

Flemish Ieper.

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Examples from the Web for ypres

The great battle was to take place in the neighbourhood of Ypres, and our hearts sank to our boots.
A Company of Tanks|W. H. L. Watson
This Ypres salient had only one thing of military value to commend it.
The Red Watch|J. A. Currie
We are shelling from Ypres, but there is no answering shelling going on just now, though the Taubes are busy.
Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915|Anonymous
By the time we completed the last of our journeys to the east of Ypres, we were a battalion chastened in body and spirit.
The Seventh Manchesters|S. J. Wilson

In due time the battalion went to France, and like all others in the first division, took part in the second battle of Ypres.
On the Fringe of the Great Fight|George G. Nasmith

British Dictionary definitions for ypres

Ypres

/ (French iprə) /

noun

a town in W Belgium, in W Flanders province near the border with France: scene of many sieges and battles, esp in World War I, when it was completely destroyed. Pop: 35 021 (2004 est)Flemish name: Ieper

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