battle of the philippine sea

Noun
  1. A naval battle in World War II (1944);
    A decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte (synset 101293490)
    domain region: pacific, pacific ocean - the largest ocean in the world
    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: philippine sea

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