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Pearl Harbors

Pearl Harbors is the plural of Pearl Harbor.

Pearl Harbors is the third-person singular simple present indicative of Pearl Harbor.

Meaning of Pearl Harbor

Noun

Pearl Harbor (plural Pearl Harbors)

  1. A sneak attack, often using underhanded measures.
    • Most Americans wanted no more Pearl Harbors, but they now expected Germany to attempt one.2002, Richard F. Hill, Hitler Attacks Pearl Harbor: Why the United States Declared War on Germany, page 85
  2. A seminal dramatic event that unites a community and arouses it into action against an enemy.
    • For all practical purposes, the United States is undergoing an electronic Pearl Harbor, and the target is one of the most crucial segments of our way of life: Information.1991, Winn Schwartau, Terminal Compromise

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Questions about Pearl Harbors

What is Pearl Harbors the plural of?
Pearl Harbors is the plural of Pearl Harbor.

Words near Pearl Harbors in the dictionary

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  2. pearl greys
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  4. Pearl Harbored
  5. Pearl Harboring
  6. Pearl Harbors
  7. Pearl Harbour
  8. pearl haricot bean
  9. pearl haricot beans
  10. pearl milk tea
  11. pearl millet

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