noun
naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands
• Syn: ↑Midway
• Regions: ↑Midway Islands
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑naval battle
• Part Holonyms: ↑World War II, ↑World War 2, ↑Second World War
Useful english dictionary. 2012.