pearl harbor

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pearl harbour
Pearl Harbor
English - English
A seminal dramatic event that unites a community and arouses it into action against an enemy
US Navy base at the harbor
A sneak attack, often using underhanded measures

Most Americans wanted no more Pearl Harbors, but they now expected Germany to attempt one.

Deep water harbor on Oahu, Hawaii
{i} American naval base off the southern coast of Hawaii that was attacked by the Japanese on December 7th 1941 (major factor that motivated the United States to join World War II)
An inlet of the Pacific Ocean on the southern coast of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It became the site of a naval base after the United States annexed Hawaii in 1900. On Sunday, December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the base, and the United States entered World War II the following day. an important US naval base in Hawaii, which was suddenly attacked by Japanese planes in December 1941. Many warships were destroyed or damaged, and this caused great shock and anger in the US, and made the US start fighting in World War II. Inlet, southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, U.S. It lies 6 mi (10 km) west of Honolulu, forming a landlocked harbour connected with the Pacific Ocean. In 1887 Hawaii granted the U.S. the exclusive use of the harbour as a coaling and repair station, and in 1908 a naval station was established. In 1941 the harbour was attacked without warning by the Japanese air force, causing great loss of life and precipitating U.S. entry into World War II. It is now the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet
a harbor on Oahu west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941
Turkish - English
pearl harbour
pearl harbor

    Hyphenation

    pearl har·bor

    Turkish pronunciation

    pırl härbır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpərl ˈhärbər/ /ˈpɜrl ˈhɑːrbɜr/

    Etymology

    [ 'p&r(-&)l ] (noun.) 14th century. From pearl + harbor
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