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 second battle of Ypres
 
 
 
       
        
         | 1. | (noun) battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient |  
	 |  | Synonyms: Ypres, battle of Ypres |  
	 |  | Related Words: pitched battle |  | 
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