Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
nounDefinition of PEARL HARBOR
: a surprise attack often with devastating effect
Origin of PEARL HARBOR
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, American naval station attacked without warning by the Japanese on December 7, 1941
First Known Use: 1942
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