Yalu River

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:
Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
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
Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
Part Holonyms: ↑Korean War

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