Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Corregidor | Yes | No | No | No |
military blockade | Yes | No | No | No |
Corregidor (noun) | military blockade (noun) |
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the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945 | the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |