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Eniwetok

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Noun

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

2. eniwetok

World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold

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Eniwetok

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noun
an atoll in the W Pacific Ocean, in the NW Marshall Islands: taken by the US from Japan in 1944; became a naval base and later a testing ground for atomic weapons. Pop: 820 (1999 est)
. Also called: Enewetak

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Eniwetok

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atoll in the Marshall Islands: site of U.S. atomic & hydrogen bomb tests (1948-54)

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Eniwetok

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See Enewetak.

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