a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces
a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth
Guadalcanal 例句
英汉例句
The UK, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and other Allied nations also contributed forces until a turning point in the war - the defeat of the Japanese at Guadalcanal in February 1943.
In the naval Battle of Guadalcanal (Nov. 13-15), Jap surface ships hightailed it out of range of U. S. ships and planes, leaving the Jap transports and their thousands of soldiers to be slaughtered.