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

1 sense of invasion of iwo

Sense 1
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)