eniwetok

Noun
  1. An atoll in the Marshall Islands;
    Site of an amphibious assault in World War II;
    Later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs (synset 108858467)
    domain member region: eniwetok - World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold
    is an instance of: atoll - an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
    is a part of: marshall islands - a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
  2. World War II (February 1944);
    American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold (synset 101281002)
    domain region: eniwetok - an atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs
    is an instance of: amphibious assault - an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
    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

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