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

2 senses of eniwetok

Sense 1
Eniwetok -- (an atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs)
       INSTANCE OF=> atoll -- (an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon)

Sense 2
Eniwetok -- (World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold)
       INSTANCE OF=> amphibious assault -- (an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships)