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__ Jima (WWII battle)
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iwo
Alternative clues for the word iwo
- 1945 Pulitzer-winning photo setting, for short
- "Raising the Flag on ___ Jima" (classic WWII photograph)
- '40s flag-raising site, briefly
- WWII battle site, for short
- W.W. II Pacific battle site, for short
- 1945 battleground, familiarly
- WWII battleground, briefly
- CCCXXXIV trebled
- 1945 Pacific battle site, informally
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.