Yser

American  

[ee-zer] / iˈzɛr /

noun

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

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Yser British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

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.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2017

The Memorial Museum of Passchendaele 1917 in Zonnebeke has a new building, while the Yser Tower Museum in Diksmuide has been renovated.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2013

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

From Newsweek

"You have to your credit the Marne, the Yser, Doullens and, of a surety, other battles beside," writes Clémenceau among his last words to the already dead Foch.

From Time Magazine Archive

The third passage by which the enemy might capture the coast of North France and outflank the Allies at the same time is by way of the Yser Canal and the Ypres Canal.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by Parrott, James Edward