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kwajalein
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun kwajalein has 2 senses
- kwajalein(n = noun.location) Array - an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II; Array is a part of marshall islands
- kwajalein(n = noun.act) Array - an amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base; Array is a kind of amphibious assault
is a kind of atoll
is a part of second world war, world war 2, world war ii
CIDE DICTIONARY
kwajalein, prop. n.
A battle of World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese airbase. [WordNet 1.5]
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