1. in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines; [syn: Battle of Wake, Battle of Wake Island]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Battle of Wake
n 1: in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese
after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United
States marines [syn: Battle of Wake, Battle of Wake
Island]