philippine sea

Thân thiện

The United States fleet achieved a decisive victory in the Philippine Sea.

Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A major sea of the western Pacific Ocean: The Philippine Sea is a body of water located east and northeast of the Philippines, bounded by the Philippine archipelago, Taiwan, Japan, the Mariana Islands, and Palau.
   • The site of a decisive World War II naval battle: The Philippine Sea is historically significant as the location of a major naval battle in June 1944, which was a decisive victory for the United States over Japan.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun (Geographical feature):

  • The Philippine Sea is known for its deep marine trenches, including the Mariana Trench.
  • Typhoons often form over the warm waters of the Philippine Sea.

• Proper noun (Historical event):

  • The Battle of the Philippine Sea severely weakened Japanese naval air power.
  • Historians study the tactics used in the Philippine Sea to understand naval warfare.

Advanced Usage

• "the battle of the Philippine Sea": The specific historical event. Often called "the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" by American pilots due to the lopsided victory.
  • The battle of the Philippine Sea was a turning point in the Pacific theater.

Variants and Related Words

• Battle of the Philippine Sea (noun phrase): The full name for the historical naval battle.
• Philippine Sea Plate (noun phrase): A tectonic plate named after the sea.

Synonyms

• (For the geographical feature) Western Pacific basin, Maritime region east of the Philippines.
• (For the battle) The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot (informal, historical).

Related Phrases

• To be fought in the Philippine Sea: To have a battle occur in that location.
  • A decisive carrier battle was fought in the Philippine Sea.

Related Terms

• Leyte Gulf: A nearby body of water and site of another major naval battle shortly after the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
• Mariana Islands: An island chain bordering the Philippine Sea where the 1944 battle occurred.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Philippine Sea
• battle of the Philippine Sea