Enewetak

American  

[en-uh-wee-tok, uh-nee-wi-tok] / ˌɛn əˈwi tɒk, əˈni wɪˌtɒk /

Or Eniwetok

noun

1. an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, in the Marshall Islands: atomic bomb tests 1947–62.

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Enewetak British  

/ ˌɛnəˈweɪtɒk, əˈniːwɛˌtɔːk /

noun

1. the official name for Eniwetok

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Example Sentences

For sea turtles, there are few habitats more perfect than the cool Pacific water around verdant Enewetak Atoll, halfway between Australia and Hawaii.

From National Geographic • Sep. 21, 2023

During the Trusteeship period, the United States conducted so much nuclear testing over the atolls of Bikini and Enewetak that it was akin to 1.6 Hiroshima explosions every day for a dozen years.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Members of the military have taken action based on these findings, most notably cleaning up parts of Enewetak Atoll.

From Scientific American • Apr. 4, 2022

During the late 1970s, U.S. soldiers removed contaminated topsoil and debris from the islands of Enewetak Atoll, where 43 of the devices were detonated.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2021

That was the 1951 test of a nuclear device called George in the Enewetak Atoll.

From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 2021