Akademik

Yalu River

noun

1. river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)

• Syn: ↑Yalu

• Regions:

↑China, ↑People's Republic of China, ↑mainland China, ↑Communist China, ↑Red China, ↑PRC, ↑Cathay

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑river

• Part Holonyms: ↑North Korea, ↑Democratic People's Republic of Korea, ↑D.P.R.K., ↑DPRK

2. 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

• Regions: ↑North Korea, ↑Democratic People's Republic of Korea, ↑D.P.R.K., ↑DPRK

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle

• Part Holonyms: ↑Korean War

Useful english dictionary. 2012.