Iwo
Americannoun
noun
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The couple were transported to the USS Iwo Jima, a US naval ship stationed in the Caribbean Sea for the operation.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 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
The couple was whisked to the warship USS Iwo Jima and then transported to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
The two survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard and transported to the USS Iwo Jima, which has a full medical staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
That harsh odor of Iwo Jima’s sulphur smoke was always with us.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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