Philippine Sea
Speech parts
1. Philippine Sea - Noun
2. Philippine Sea - Proper noun
Meaning
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
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Examples
The acting commander and operations officer of the Philippine Sea Frontier also received reprimands, while Gibson's immediate superior received a letter of admonition. citation Survivors of Indianapolis on Guam, in August 1945.
The Japanese lost over 400 carrier-based planes and pilots in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, effectively putting an end to their carriers' potency.
China is claiming almost the entire South China Sea and West Philippine Sea, using as basis what it calls historical records and ancient maps.
The East China Sea lies to the north, the Philippine Sea to the east, the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait directly to the south, and the South China Sea to the southwest.
The East China Sea lies to the north, the Philippine Sea to the east, the Luzon Strait directly to the south and the South China Sea to the southwest.
The Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Philippine Mobile Belt at the rate of about convert per year.