Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island of the western Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Guam. Annexed by the United States in 1898, it was a commercial air base and later a military base. Wake Island was held by the Japanese from 1941 to 1945.
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- noun an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
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Examples
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The name Wake Island has been officially changed to Wake Atoll.
The 1999 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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The Allies knew that orders to this effect had been issued and that they had been implemented in two instances, on Wake Island in October 1943 and on Palawan Island in December 1944.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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The Allies knew that orders to this effect had been issued and that they had been implemented in two instances, on Wake Island in October 1943 and on Palawan Island in December 1944.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Other prewar plans had envisioned bombing operations against Japan from Wake Island, Guam, the Philippines, and the China coast.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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An interim report issued at year end concluded that the new design would exceed the B-17 and B-24 in every category, with the range to attack the homeland from Wake Island, almost 2,000 statute miles away.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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Truman and MacArthur met at Wake Island in the Pacific.
David Colbert: Harry Truman Talks About Firing General Douglas MacArthur 2010
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In a memorable event involving such individuals, over one-half of the American defenders at Wake Island were civilian contractors building a U.S. naval base when the Japanese attacked in December 1941.
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An interim report issued at year end concluded that the new design would exceed the B-17 and B-24 in every category, with the range to attack the homeland from Wake Island, almost 2,000 statute miles away.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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Truman and MacArthur met at Wake Island in the Pacific.
David Colbert: Harry Truman Talks About Firing General Douglas MacArthur 2010
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Sometime ago we saw a report on the BBC showing garbage that had washed up on the shore of Wake Island so we had some separate substantiating information that they weren't putting us on.
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