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1945 battle site, informally
Answer for the clue "1945 battle site, informally ", 3 letters:
iwo
Alternative clues for the word iwo
- "Raising the Flag on ___ Jima" (classic WWII photograph)
- ___Jima
- '40s flag-raising site, briefly
- '45 battleground
- '45 battle site, for short
- "Sands of ___ Jima" (John Wayne movie)
- "Letters from ___ Jima" (2006 WWII film directed by Clint Eastwood)
- A bloody and prolonged operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)
- Target of WWII's Operation Detachment, familiarly
- WWII battle site, for short
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.