PASSCHENDAELE

Meaning of PASSCHENDAELE in English

a series of World War I battles (1917) fought near the small town of Passchendaele in Belgium. About 300 000 Allied soldiers and a similar number of Germans died, in terrible conditions.

See also Allies , Ypres .

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PASSCHENDAELE — Passchendaele BrE AmE ˈpæʃ ə n deɪ ə l
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PASSCHENDAELE — Pas ‧ schen ‧ daele /ˈpæʃ ə ndeɪl/ BrE AmE an important battle during World War I in 1917, in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YPRES, BATTLES OF — Three costly battles in World War I in western Flanders. In the first battle (Oct. 12–Nov. 11, 1914), the Germans …
Английский словарь Британика
YPRES — (French), Flemish Ieper municipality, West Flanders province, western Belgium. It lies along the Yperlee (Ieperlee) River, south of Ostend. Ypres …
Britannica English vocabulary
HAIG, DOUGLAS HAIG, 1ST EARL, VISCOUNT DAWICK, BARON ... — born June 19, 1861, Edinburgh died Jan. 29, 1928, London British field marshal, commander in chief of the British forces …
Britannica English vocabulary
YPRES, BATTLES OF — Three costly battles in World War I in western Flanders. In the first battle (Oct. 12Nov. 11, 1914), the Germans …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BATTLE — n. 25B6; noun he was killed in the battle : FIGHT, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, engagement, fray, duel; war, …
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BATTLES — See also Agincourt , Arnhem , Balaclava , Bannockburn , Blenheim , Bosworth Field , Bull Run , Bunker Hill …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

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