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Kwajalein

DEFINITIONS OF: Kwajalein

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n an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II

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

n an amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base

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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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