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

2 senses of iwo jima

Sense 1
Iwo Jima -- (the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan)
       INSTANCE OF=> island -- (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Sense 2
Iwo, Iwo Jima, invasion of Iwo -- (a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945))
       INSTANCE OF=> amphibious assault -- (an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships)