En·i·we·tok

(ĕn′ə-wē′tŏk′, ə-nē′wĭ-)

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Eniwetok

(ˌɛnəˈwiːtɒk; əˈniːwɪˌtɔːk)

(Placename) an atoll in the W Pacific Ocean, in the NW Marshall Islands: taken by the US from Japan in 1944; became a naval base and later a testing ground for atomic weapons. Pop: 820 (1999 est). Official name: Enewetak

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En•i•we•tok

(ˌɛn əˈwi tɒk)

n.

an atoll in the NW Marshall Islands: site of atomic and hydrogen bomb tests 1947–52.

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Noun	1.	Eniwetok - an atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs Eniwetok - World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold Marshall Islands - a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
	2.	Eniwetok - World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold Second World War, World War 2, World War II - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945 Eniwetok - an atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs

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Miller and colleagues derived a more precise estimated of Pliocene sea levels than has been accomplished in the past by looking at sediment cores from Virginia, New Zealand and the Eniwetok Atoll in the northern Pacific Ocean.

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