English noun: Battle of Midway | |||
1. | Battle of Midway (act) naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands | ||
Synonyms | Midway | ||
Instance hypernym | naval battle | ||
Part meronym | Second World War, World War 2, World War II | ||
Domain region | Midway Islands | ||