Definition of Pearl Harbour in English:

Pearl Harbour

(US Pearl Harbor)

noun ˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə

A sudden attack, especially one mounted without warning and bringing disaster; an unexpected and disastrous setback.

verb ˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə

with object To attack suddenly and without warning.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Capital (Topeka, Kansas). From Pearl Harbor, the name of a U.S. naval base on Oahu, one of the Hawaiian Islands, after Hawaiian Wai Momi, lit. ‘pearl waters’ from wai water + momi pearl
1940s; earliest use found in Times Record (Troy, New York). From Pearl Harbour.

Definition of Pearl Harbour in US English:

Pearl Harbour

(US Pearl Harbor)

nounˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə

A sudden attack, especially one mounted without warning and bringing disaster; an unexpected and disastrous setback.

verbˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə

with object To attack suddenly and without warning.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Capital (Topeka, Kansas). From Pearl Harbor, the name of a U.S. naval base on Oahu, one of the Hawaiian Islands, after Hawaiian Wai Momi, lit. ‘pearl waters’ from wai water + momi pearl<br>1940s; earliest use found in Times Record (Troy, New York). From Pearl Harbour.

单词	Pearl Harbour
释义	Definition of Pearl Harbour in English: Pearl Harbour (US Pearl Harbor) noun ˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə A sudden attack, especially one mounted without warning and bringing disaster; an unexpected and disastrous setback. verb ˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə with object To attack suddenly and without warning. Origin 1940s; earliest use found in Capital (Topeka, Kansas). From Pearl Harbor, the name of a U.S. naval base on Oahu, one of the Hawaiian Islands, after Hawaiian Wai Momi, lit. ‘pearl waters’ from wai water + momi pearl 1940s; earliest use found in Times Record (Troy, New York). From Pearl Harbour. Definition of Pearl Harbour in US English: Pearl Harbour (US Pearl Harbor) nounˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə A sudden attack, especially one mounted without warning and bringing disaster; an unexpected and disastrous setback. verbˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə with object To attack suddenly and without warning. Origin 1940s; earliest use found in Capital (Topeka, Kansas). From Pearl Harbor, the name of a U.S. naval base on Oahu, one of the Hawaiian Islands, after Hawaiian Wai Momi, lit. ‘pearl waters’ from wai water + momi pearl<br>1940s; earliest use found in Times Record (Troy, New York). From Pearl Harbour.
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