iwo

2 definitions found

iwo - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Iwo \Iwo\ prop. n.
     a bloody and prolonged military operation in which American
     marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and
     March 1945).
  
     Syn: Iwo Jima, invasion of Iwo.
          [WordNet 1.5]

iwo - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Iwo
      n 1: a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima
           in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese
           defenders (February and March 1945) [syn: Iwo, Iwo Jima
           , invasion of Iwo]