battle of guadalcanal

1. 1.

   a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces

   SynonymsGuadalcanal

   Broaderpitched battle

   Part ofWorld War II

   Guadalcanal

Questions about battle of guadalcanal

What does battle of guadalcanal mean?

battle of guadalcanal means "a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces".

What is another word for battle of guadalcanal?

Close synonyms include Guadalcanal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is battle of guadalcanal a common word?

battle of guadalcanal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.