Nimitz
Speech parts
1. Nimitz - Noun
2. Nimitz - Proper noun
Meaning
United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966)
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Examples
Ancestry.com Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records Originally, Nimitz applied to West Point in hopes of becoming an Army officer, but no appointments were available.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signed for the United States.
Chester Nimitz, who wanted to dispatch all four of America’s fleet carriers to the southwestern Pacific.
A stub of a planned freeway was constructed at the High Street exit from the Nimitz Freeway, but that freeway extension plan was abandoned.
Assuming command at the most critical period of the war in the Pacific, Admiral Nimitz successfully organized his forces to halt the Japanese advance despite the losses from the attack on Pearl Harbor and the shortage of ships, planes, and supplies.
A token cruiser and destroyer force was sent toward the Aleutians, but otherwise Nimitz ignored them.