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Meaning of word battle of wake from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : In December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines.

Synonyms : battle of wake island

inversely (adverb)
In an inverse or contrary manner.

rusticity (noun)
The quality of being rustic or gauche.

astana (noun)
Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.

get stuck (verb)
Be unable to move further.

nepalese (noun)
A native or inhabitant of Nepal.

agonizing (adjective)
Extremely painful.

sunk fence (noun)
A ditch with one side being a retaining wall. Used to divide lands without defacing the landscape.

angler fish (noun)
Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

submaxilla (noun)
The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth.

defloration (noun)
An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something.