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

1 sense of leyte island

Sense 1
Leyte, Leyte Island, Leyte invasion -- (a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese)
       INSTANCE OF=> amphibious assault -- (an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships)