noun
1. an arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia
• Members of this Region: ↑battle of the Coral Sea
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑sea
• Part Holonyms: ↑Pacific, ↑Pacific Ocean
2. a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers
• Syn: ↑battle of the Coral Sea
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑naval battle
• Part Holonyms: ↑World War II, ↑World War 2, ↑Second World War
Useful english dictionary. 2012.