battle of wake

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   in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines

   SynonymsBattle of Wake Island

   Broaderamphibious assault

   Part ofWorld War II

   Wake Island

Questions about battle of wake

What does battle of wake mean?

battle of wake means "in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines".

What is another word for battle of wake?

Close synonyms include Battle of Wake Island. 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 wake a common word?

battle of wake 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.