HyperDic: manila_bay

English > 1 sense of the expression Manila Bay:
NOUNactManila Baya naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898)
English > Manila Bay: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet.
Instance ofnaval battleA pitched battle between naval fleets
Part ofSpanish-American War, Spanish WarA war between the United States and Spain in 1898
RegionPhilippines, Republic of the PhilippinesA republic on the Philippine Islands
CatalanBadia de Manila

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