kwajalein

Noun
  1. An atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II (synset 108858706)
    domain member region: kwajalein - an amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base
    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. An amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944);
    American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base (synset 101285459)
    domain region: kwajalein - an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II
    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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