Yser

[ee-zer]

noun

1. a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.

Yser

/ izɛr /

noun

1. a river in NW central Europe, rising in N France and flowing through SW Belgium to the North Sea: scene of battles in World War I. Length: 77 km (48 miles)

Example Sentences

The region’s governor Carl Decaluwe on Monday banned water pumping from streams running off the Yser river, after levels fell below 2.9 metres.

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This photo, from the same year, was taken by an anonymous soldier of the men of 1/5th York and Lancaster Regiment near the Yser Canal north of Ypres.

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The museum, until recently called the Yser Tower, is a 275-foot-high tower that looks both drab and regal and reigns as Flanders’s most nationalistic symbol in its struggle against the country’s French-speaking Walloon region.

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The next day was more about battlefields than beer as we visited two fascinating spots in Diksmuide — the Museum on the Yser and the hauntingly titled Trench of Death.

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Far below, a show of sparks flickered and died out in the Yser River.

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