HyperDic: wake_island

English > 1 sense of the expression Wake Island:
NOUNlocationWake Island, Wakean island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
English > Wake Island: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningAn island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii.
SynonymWake
Instance ofislandA land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
Part ofPacific, Pacific OceanThe largest ocean in the world
Region ofBattle of Wake, Battle of Wake IslandIn December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines
SpanishIsla Wake
CatalanIlla Wake, Illes Wake, Wake

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