English noun: battle of the Coral Sea | |||
1. | battle of the Coral Sea (act) a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers | ||
Synonyms | Coral Sea | ||
Instance hypernym | naval battle | ||
Part meronym | Second World War, World War 2, World War II | ||
Domain region | Coral Sea | ||