Iwo

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Iwo
       n : 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 Jima}, {invasion
           of Iwo}]