Roulers

Roulers [roo-lairs; French roo-ler] Examples noun

1. a city in NW Belgium: battles 1914, 1918.

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We were marched to Roulers, which we reached well after dark.

The Escape of a Princess Pat

George Pearson

The 7th Division had, on the 21st, made a bound forward to Passchendeale, on the way to Roulers.

The Battles in Flanders From Ypres to Neuve Chapelle

Edmund Dane

Running inland from Ostend one comes before long to Roulers, where there was a training convent for missionaries.

The Spell of Belgium

Isabel Anderson

At Cortemarch (near Roulers) they sent the curé and the vicar to Germany because they accused the village of having had a spy.

The Spell of Belgium

Isabel Anderson

On the east side of the ridge the land sloped up towards Poelcapelle and Roulers.

The Red Watch

J. A. Currie

British Dictionary definitions for roulers Roulers noun

1. a city in NW Belgium, in West Flanders province: electronics. Pop: 55 273 (2004 est)Flemish name: Roeselare

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