Leyte

2 definitions found

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

  Leyte \Leyte\ prop. n.
     The name of an island in the Pacific Ocean and of a battle in
     World War II, at which the American forces experienced the
     first use of Kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese. The return of
     U. S. troops to the Philippines after their expulsion by the
     Japanese began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944.


  
     Syn: Leyte Island, Leyte invasion, Battle of Leyte Gulf.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Leyte
       n : a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops
           to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in
           October 1944; first use of Kamikaze aircraft by the
           Japanese [syn: {Leyte Island}, {Leyte invasion}]