Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An inlet of the South China Sea in southeast Vietnam. Formerly a French naval base, it was the site of a large US military installation during the Vietnam War.
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Examples
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Then I went to Cam Ranh Bay, a huge base, and received the same official briefing, upbeat and hopeful.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Then I went to Cam Ranh Bay, a huge base, and received the same official briefing, upbeat and hopeful.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Then I went to Cam Ranh Bay, a huge base, and received the same official briefing, upbeat and hopeful.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Hanoi previously has offered its navy base at Cam Ranh Bay as a repair and refueling stop for foreign navies operating in the region—a move that analysts expect could prompt a flood of port calls from vessels from countries such as Australia, Russia, India and the U.S.
Tensions Flare Over Disputed Asian Sea James Hookway 2011
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Overruling his military advisers, he closed bases in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, and Lourdes, Cuba.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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In lieu of a big arms buildup, it is opening up a prized military asset, its deep-water port in Cam Ranh Bay, in the hopes that foreign navies will steam into the South China Sea and help secure the region's shipping lanes.
Asia's New Arms Race Amol Sharma 2011
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Hanoi previously has offered its navy base at Cam Ranh Bay as a repair and refueling stop for foreign navies operating in the region—a move that analysts expect could prompt a flood of port calls from vessels from countries such as Australia, Russia, India and the U.S.
Tensions Flare Over Disputed Asian Sea James Hookway 2011
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Hanoi previously has offered its navy base at Cam Ranh Bay as a repair and refueling stop for foreign navies operating in the region—a move that analysts expect could prompt a flood of port calls from vessels from countries such as Australia, Russia, India and the U.S.
Vietnam Plans Live-Fire Drill After China Spat James Hookway 2011
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Hanoi previously has offered its navy base at Cam Ranh Bay as a repair and refueling stop for foreign navies operating in the region—a move that analysts expect could prompt a flood of port calls from vessels from countries such as Australia, Russia, India and the U.S.
Vietnam Plans Live-Fire Drill After China Spat James Hookway 2011
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No giant ports-cum-bases as at Cam Ranh Bay in South Vietnam in the 1960s are available to bring in supplies.
Tom Engelhardt: Debacle! Tom Engelhardt 2012
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