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1945 Pacific battle site, informally
Answer for the clue "1945 Pacific battle site, informally ", 3 letters:
iwo
Alternative clues for the word iwo
- Island of southern Japan, familiarly
- -- Jima
- "Letters From ___ Jima" (2006 film directed by Clint Eastwood)
- "Sands of __ Jima": 1949 film
- 1945 flag-raising setting, briefly
- W.W. II Pacific battle site, for short
- Iconic WWII island, familiarly
- W.W. II locale, in brief
- Site of a 2005 60th-anniversary memorial service, briefly
Word definitions for iwo in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Iwo \Iwo\ prop. n. a bloody and prolonged military operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945). Syn: Iwo Jima, invasion of Iwo.
Usage examples of iwo.
As the beeps came in Matthews took a straightedge and drew lines from Okinawa and Iwo Jima on his map table.
Matthews was at his desk taking a navigational fix on the radio signals from Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and Haddock stood beside him.
With two fingers he measured the distance between their position and Iwo Jima.
Lucky Strike ground on toward Iwo Jima, minute by minute flying four miles closer to their target.
With two fingers he measured the distance between their position and Iwo Jima.