Coral Sea
1. an arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia • Members of this Region: battle of the Coral Sea • Instance Hypernyms: sea • Part Holonyms: Pacific, Pacific Ocean 2. a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers • Syn: battle of the Coral Sea • Instance Hypernyms: naval battle • Part Holonyms: World War II, World War 2, Second World War
|
|