| NOUN | act | amphibious assault | an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops / troops that are landed by naval ships |
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| Meaning | An amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops / troops that are landed by naval ships. | |
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| Instances | Battle of Wake, Battle of Wake Island | In December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines |
| Eniwetok | World War II (February 1944) | |
| Inchon | A battle in the Korean War (1950) | |
| Iwo, Iwo Jima, invasion of Iwo | A bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945) | |
| Kwajalein | An amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944) | |
| Leyte, Leyte Island, Leyte invasion | A battle in World War II | |
| Saipan | US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944 | |
| Salerno | A battle in World War II | |
| Tarawa, Makin, Tarawa-Makin | battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943) | |
| Broader | amphibious operation | A military operation by both land and sea forces |
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