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Eniwetok

DEFINITIONS OF: Eniwetok

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n an atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs

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atoll
an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon

n World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold

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amphibious assault
an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
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