Pearl Harbor
WordNet
noun
(1) A harbor on Oahu west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
- Deep water harbor on Oahu, Hawaii
- US Navy base at the harbor.
Etymology 2
From the December 7, 1941, surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy on Pearl Harbor.
Noun
- A sneak attack, often using underhanded measures.
- 2002, Richard F. Hill, Hitler Attacks Pearl Harbor: Why the United States Declared War on Germany, page 85
- Most Americans wanted no more Pearl Harbors, but they now expected Germany to attempt one.
- 2002, Richard F. Hill, Hitler Attacks Pearl Harbor: Why the United States Declared War on Germany, page 85
- A seminal dramatic event that unites a community and arouses it into action against an enemy.