Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun coral_sea

2 senses of coral sea

Sense 1
Coral Sea -- (an arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia)
       INSTANCE OF=> sea -- (a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land)

Sense 2
Coral Sea, battle of the Coral Sea -- (a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers)
       INSTANCE OF=> naval battle -- (a pitched battle between naval fleets)