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Noun: Battle of Midway
  1. 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
    - Midway

Type of: naval battle

Part of: Second World War, World War 2, World War II

Encyclopedia: Battle of Midway