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English 1 sense of the expression battle of the Coral Sea:
NOUNactbattle of the Coral Sea, Coral Seaa Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942)
Englishbattle of the Coral Sea: 1 sense noun 1, act
MeaningA Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers.
SynonymCoral Sea
Instance ofnaval battleA pitched battle between naval fleets
Part ofWorld War II, World War 2, Second World WarA war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
RegionCoral SeaAn arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia

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