ship images. The Makin Island Raid (occurred on 17 - 18 August 1942) was an attack by the United States Marine Corps on Japanese military forces on Makin Island (now known as Butaritari Island) in the Pacific Ocean.
Biannual is derived from the prefix bi-, which means two, twice, double, doubly, as it comes from the Latin bi-, meaning twice, double, and annual comes from the Old French twelfth century word, annuel, which derives from the Latin annus, year.
Definition of bilberry 1: a low-growing, erect, Eurasian shrub (Vaccinium myrtillus) having blue or bluish-black fruits that resemble blueberries but are borne singly rather than in clusters 2: the sweet, edible fruit of the bilberry used especially in pies and jams; also: the dried fruit or an extract of this fruit used as an herbal remedy Note: Both the plant and its fruit are also called whortleberry and (chiefly Scottish) blaeberry.