An inlet of the Philippine Sea, in the eastern Philippines, between Leyte and Samar islands, scene of the destruction of a Japanese fleet in 1944, during World War II.
Definition of Leyte Gulf in US English:
Leyte Gulf
proper nounˈlātē ˌɡəlf
An inlet of the Philippine Sea, in the eastern Philippines, between Leyte and Samar islands, scene of the destruction of a Japanese fleet in 1944, during World War II.