Bay of Pigs, the
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishBay of Pigs, thethe Bay of PigsˌBay of ˈPigs, the an area on the south coast of Cuba which is famous for a military attack that took place in 1961. A group of Cubans living in the US tried to enter Cuba with the aim of ending the government of Fidel Castro. They were trained and supported by the US, but the attack failed and they were all put into prison or killed. → Cuban missile crisis, thePigs, Bay ofBay of PigsPigs, Bay of → Bay of Pigs, the