Iwo
Americannoun
noun
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Battles at Saipan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa revealed what an invasion of Japan would cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
They had undergone a hard and thorough lesson in geography in their late teens and twenties, and certainly understood the location and significance of the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Tunisia or Normandy.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
Lance Cpl Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, 21, fell from the USS Iwo Jima on 7 February and was lost at sea.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
From Europe, he was sent to Iwo Jima, where “every square foot of earth seemed to be torn or pockmarked by shell fire and shrapnel,” and then Okinawa.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025
The Capehart housing of Freedom Bay, Ben thought, as he curved down Iwo Jima Boulevard, had all the architectural complexity and stylistic flamboyance of an oyster bed.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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