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Kwajalein

American  
[kwah-juh-leyn, -luhn] / ˈkwɑ dʒəˌleɪn, -lən /

noun

  1. an atoll in the Marshall Islands, in E Micronesia. About 78 miles (126 km) long.


Kwajalein British  
/ ˈkwɑːdʒəˌleɪn /

noun

  1. an atoll in the W Pacific, in the W Marshall Islands, in the central part of the Ralik Chain. Length: about 125 km (78 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll that circulated widely on social media showed a surge of water crashing through a set of double doors, knocking them off their hinges and upending people who were standing nearby.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Army garrison on Kwajalein Atoll is the No. 2 employer in the islands behind the Marshall Islands government.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023

The ICBM’s reentry vehicle traveled about 4,200 miles to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2022

Army Garrison – Kwajalein Atoll, site of a crucial U.S. missile testing facility, and were a sign that Yun's appointment had injected greater momentum into the Biden administration's engagement with Pacific Island countries.

From Reuters • Jun. 8, 2022

The unit I was in was sent back to the little islands of Kwajalein and Eniwetok to the east of Guam.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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