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[ vim-ee, vee-mee; French vee-mee ] / ˈvɪm i, ˈvi mi; French viˈmi /
nouna town in N France, N of Arras: battle 1917. Words nearby Vimyvimentin, Viminal, vimineous, v. imp., vimpa, Vimy, vin, vina, vinaceous, Viña del Mar, vinaigrette Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for VimyHer grandfather was decorated for gallantry at Vimy Ridge and went on to found the Canadian armored corps. Accidents Happen to Gun People Too|David Frum|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST In the First World War they captured and then defended Vimy Ridge on the Western Front, albeit at a terrible cost in lives. Canada Comes to the Rescue of Great Britain, Again|Andrew Roberts|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST Vimy fully deserves the honour it carries in the national memory. Shock Army of the British Empire|David Frum|April 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST Yes, Vimy was the most tactically spectacular: One of the best-planned, best-executed Allied operations of the whole war. Shock Army of the British Empire|David Frum|April 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But the exclusive attention to Vimy obscures other Canadian achievements even more deserving of honour. Shock Army of the British Empire|David Frum|April 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST Yesterday before daylight and afterwards I saw this ridge of Vimy all on fire with the light of great gun-fire. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917|Philip Gibbs It stands in a commanding position on Vimy Ridge, and can be seen for miles around. The Great War As I Saw It|Frederick George Scott They had been shelled all the way from Vimy and were so "all in" that they didn't care what happened. Into the Jaws of Death|Jack O'Brien The extreme left of the enemys attack on the Vimy Ridge rested on the left boundary of the new sector. The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher To give in detail our life in the Vimy sector would not make interesting reading as it was a quiet time. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918|F.L. Morrison
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