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Ironbottom Sound

Ironbottom Sound proper noun: a sound in the southern Solomon Islands.

Proper noun

Ironbottom Sound

  1. A sound in the southern Solomon Islands.

Origin of Ironbottom Sound

From the numerous ships and aircraft sunk there during the Guadalcanal campaign of World War II.

Questions about Ironbottom Sound

What does Ironbottom Sound mean?
Ironbottom Sound means a sound in the southern Solomon Islands.
What part of speech is Ironbottom Sound?
Ironbottom Sound is a proper noun.

Words near Ironbottom Sound in the dictionary

  1. iron-sulphur proteins
  2. iron-willed
  3. ironable
  4. ironbark
  5. ironbarks
  6. Ironbottom Sound
  7. ironbound
  8. Ironbridge
  9. ironcaps spider orchid
  10. ironcaps spider orchids
  11. ironclad

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