Pearl Harbor

noun

Definition of PEARL HARBOR

: a surprise attack often with devastating effect

Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, American naval station attacked without warning by the Japanese on December 7, 1941

First Known Use: 1942

geographical name

inlet Hawaii on S coast of Oahu W of Honolulu; site of United States Navy base

PEARL HARBOR Defined for Kids

geographical name

inlet Hawaii on S coast of Oahu W of Honolulu

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