English noun: first battle of Ypres | |||
1. | first battle of Ypres (act) battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others | ||
Synonyms | battle of Ypres, Ypres | ||
Instance hypernym | pitched battle | ||
Part meronym | First World War, Great War, War to End War, World War 1, World War I | ||
Domain region | Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium | ||