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PEARL HARBOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pearl Harbor mean?
• PEARL HARBOR (noun)
The noun PEARL HARBOR has 1 sense:
1. a harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941
Familiarity information: PEARL HARBOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
harbor; harbour; haven; seaport (a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo)
Holonyms ("Pearl Harbor" is a part of...):
Oahu; Oahu Island (an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state)
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