NOUN | object | Bismarck Sea | an arm of the South Pacific to the southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago |
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act | Bismarck Sea, battle of the Bismarck Sea | a naval battle in World War II |
Meaning | An arm of the South Pacific to the southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago. | |
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Instance of | sea | A division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land |
Region of | Bismarck Sea, battle of the Bismarck Sea | A naval battle in World War II |
Spanish | Mar de Bismarck | |
Catalan | Mar de Bismarck |
Meaning | A naval battle in World War II; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943. | |
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Synonym | battle of the Bismarck Sea | |
Instance of | naval battle | A pitched battle between naval fleets |
Part of | World War II, World War 2, Second World War | A 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 |
Region | Bismarck Sea | An arm of the South Pacific to the southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago |
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