 battle_of_wake_island |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (military) in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred US marines | |
| Synonyms: | battle_of_Wake | |
| Related terms: | amphibious_assault World_War_II Wake_Island | |
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battle_of_Flodden_Field battle_of_Hohenlinden battle_of_Waterloo battle_of_Omdurman battle_of_Trafalgar battle_of_the_Marne battle_of_bull_run battle_of_the_Aisne battle_of_Brunanburh battle_of_the_Coral_Sea battle_of_St_Mihiel battle_of_Lule_Burgas battle_of_Guadalcanal battle_of_Thermopylae battle_of_Chattanooga battle_of_Bunker_Hill battle_of_Saratoga battle_of_Poitiers battle_of_Philippi battle_of_Langside battle_of_Hastings battle_of_el_alamein battle_of_Solferino Battle_of_the_Bulge battle_of_Marathon battle_of_the_Somme battle_of_Pharsalus |
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