noun
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
• Syn: ↑battle of the Philippine Sea
• Regions: ↑Pacific, ↑Pacific Ocean
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑naval battle
• Part Holonyms: ↑World War II, ↑World War 2, ↑Second World War
Useful english dictionary. 2012.