battle of wake island

Meaning of word battle of wake island from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

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

Synonyms : battle of wake

inversely (adverb)
In an inverse or contrary manner.

rusticity (noun)
The quality of being rustic or gauche.

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Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.

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Be unable to move further.

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A native or inhabitant of Nepal.

agonizing (adjective)
Extremely painful.

sunk fence (noun)
A ditch with one side being a retaining wall. Used to divide lands without defacing the landscape.

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Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

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The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth.

defloration (noun)
An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something.