battle_of_the_coral_sea | ||
1. | [ noun ] (military) a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers | |
Synonyms: | Coral_Sea | |
Related terms: | naval_battle World_War_II Coral_Sea | |
Similar spelling: |
battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea battle_of_Thermopylae battle_of_Lule_Burgas battle_of_Wake_Island battle_of_Marston_Moor battle_of_Teutoburger_Wald battle_of_Cynoscephalae battle_of_Chickamauga battle_of_Chattanooga Battle_of_Lake_Trasimenus battle_of_Hohenlinden battle_of_Guadalcanal |