leyte island

Noun leyte island has 1 sense

• leyte island(n = noun.act) leyte, leyte invasion - a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese;
is a kind of amphibious assault
is a part of second world war, world war 2, world war ii