wake island
noun
Simple meaning
An island of the United States, among the islands of Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
waykyluhndSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈweɪˈkaɪlənd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
An island of the United States, among the islands of Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior and used solely by the United States Air Force.
An island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: An island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
Used this way, wake island is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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