Wake Island

American  

noun

1. an island in the N Pacific, belonging to the U.S.: air base. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).

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Wake Island British  

noun

1. an atoll in the N central Pacific: claimed by the US in 1899; developed as a civil and naval air station in the late 1930s. Area: 8 sq km (3 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The 1962 storm began in the Central Pacific and intensified into Typhoon Freda near Wake Island on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021

It departed from California and made refueling stops in Hawaii, Wake Island and Guam before vanishing on the next leg of the flight to the Philippines on March 16, 1962.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2021

Weak defenses allowed Japan to conquer the Philippines, Guam and Wake Island in weeks.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2019

This month’s performances include stand-up from Aaron Glaser and Carmen Lynch, storytelling from Mara Wilson and Gastor Almonte, snake dancing from Zoe Ziegfeld and music from Wake Island.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2016

The name Wake Island has been officially changed to Wake Atoll.

From The 1999 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency