Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An arm of the Pacific Ocean between the Chinese mainland and the Korean Peninsula. It connects with the East China Sea to the south.
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- proper noun An
arm of thePacific Ocean betweenmainland China and theKorean peninsula .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun part of the Pacific off the east coast of Asia
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the effort to block the maneuvers nearer the Chinese coast, one military leader in Beijing was quoted as warning that the Yellow Sea has been a preferred path, a gateway for invaders of China in past centuries - a statement that puzzled Evans Revere.
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The anti-submarine drills on the Yellow Sea are a response to North Korea's alleged attack on the warship Cheonan.
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The disputed border in the Yellow Sea was the scene of deadly naval clashes in 1999 and
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China has objected to any foreign military operations in the Yellow Sea, which is on the western side of the Korean Peninsula.
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Any war games involving the United States in the Yellow Sea are a sensitive issue because of the area's proximity to China and the disputed maritime boundary between South and North
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South Korea's coast, claiming that naval exercises in the Yellow Sea are a threat aimed at the
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Beijing was quoted as warning that the Yellow Sea has been a preferred path - a gateway - for invaders of China in past centuries.
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Third, in terms of geopolitical strategy, the Yellow Sea is the gateway to China's capital region and a vital passage to the heartland of Beijing and Tianjin.
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The border in the Yellow Sea was the scene of deadly naval clashes in 1999 and 2002 and has always been a potential flashpoint.
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It was not known where the clash took place, but the disputed sea border in the Yellow Sea was the scene of deadly naval clashes in 1999 and 2002.
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