Yalu River

NOUN
  1. a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back
  2. river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)
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How To Use Yalu River In A Sentence

  • The Yalu River Wetlands Nature Reserve is an important stopover for migrant birds in Northeast Asia.
  • Afterwards, Chinese ironware was introduced farther to the north part of the Korea Peninsula across the Yalu River.
  • A classic example of the limited nature of the Korean War was the prohibition against crossing the Yalu River to engage enemy forces or interdict lines of communication.
  • We lived in a shabby hut at the foot of a steep mountain on the border of Manchuria near the Yalu River.
  • But old Communist ties die hard, not to mention Beijing's fear of U.S. forces being positioned just south of the Yalu River. 'The Great Successor'
  • He and his retinue crossed the Yalu River separating North Korea and China and arrived at 5: 20 a.m. in the border city of Dandong. POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Tuesday, May 4, 2010
  • One immediate concern is that China's Peoples Liberation Army will decide to intervene, hoping to avoid massive refugee flows across the Yalu River into China and to stabilize whatever government exists in Pyongyang. 'The Great Successor'
  • Aided by South Korean activists, they could begin moving north toward the Yalu River border with China or south to the Demilitarized Zone DMZ, which has divided North from South since the 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement. 'The Great Successor'
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