a harbour on the island of Oahu in Hawaii . It is the US Navy’s main Pacific base. A surprise attack by the Japanese on the navy ships there on 7 December 1941 brought the US into World War II . The attack killed 2 403 people, injured 1 178 and destroyed 19 ships and 188 planes. The phrase ‘Remember Pearl Harbor’ came to be used to encourage Americans to support the war.
PEARL HARBOR
Meaning of PEARL HARBOR in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005