coral sea

Noun
  1. domain member region: battle of the coral sea, coral sea - a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers
    is an instance of: sea - a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
    is a part of: pacific, pacific ocean - the largest ocean in the world
  2. domain region: coral sea - an arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia
    is an instance of: naval battle - a pitched battle between naval fleets
    is a part of: second world war, world war 2, world war ii - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
    same as: battle of the coral sea

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