English noun: Kwajalein | |||
1. | Kwajalein (location) an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II | ||
Instance hypernym | atoll | ||
Part meronym | Marshall Islands | ||
Domain region members | Kwajalein | ||
2. | Kwajalein (act) an amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base | ||
Instance hypernym | amphibious assault | ||
Part meronym | Second World War, World War 2, World War II | ||
Domain region | Kwajalein | ||