battle of the philippine sea

1. 1.

   a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte

   SynonymsPhilippine Sea

   Broadernaval battle

   Part ofWorld War II

   Pacific

Questions about battle of the philippine sea

What does battle of the philippine sea mean?

battle of the philippine sea means "a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte".

What is another word for battle of the philippine sea?

Close synonyms include Philippine Sea. 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 the philippine sea a common word?

battle of the philippine sea 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.