Kwajalein

[ kwah-juh-leyn, -luhn ]

noun

1. an atoll in the Marshall Islands, in E Micronesia. About 78 miles (126 km) long.

Kwajalein

/ ˈkwɑːdʒəˌleɪn /

noun

1. an atoll in the W Pacific, in the W Marshall Islands, in the central part of the Ralik Chain. Length: about 125 km (78 miles)

Example Sentences

Roi-Namur is a small island about 2,300 miles southwest of Hawaii and is the second-largest island of the Kwajalein Atoll, a loop of coral reefs in the Marshall Islands.

From New York Times

Army garrison on Kwajalein Atoll is the No. 2 employer in the islands behind the Marshall Islands government.

From Seattle Times

The outlays also include money for long-neglected civilian infrastructure around the crucial U.S. missile test range on Kwajalein Atoll, the source said.

From Reuters

Kwajalein now supports U.S. missile and missile-defense testing, space launches and space surveillance.

From New York Times

The test reentry vehicle flew about 4,200 miles to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the Air Force said Friday.

From Washington Times