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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 1941play

  Familiarity information: PEARL HARBOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PEARL HARBOR (noun)


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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