Formosa Strait

British  

noun

1. Also called: Taiwan Strait.  an arm of the Pacific between Taiwan and mainland China, linking the East and South China Seas

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Example Sentences

One other strait of crucial significance, the Formosa Strait between China and Taiwan, is now being scrutinized in detail as a result of what’s happening in the Persian Gulf.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

During the Korean war, Carpenter flew milk runs in P2V reconnaissance bombers over the South China Sea and the Formosa Strait.

From Time Magazine Archive

The President sent U.S. troops to Lebanon, again deployed U.S. warships in Formosa Strait.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the Formosa Strait crisis of 1958, during Red China's bombardment of Quemoy, the Seventh Fleet swung its power behind the beleaguered Chinese Nationalists � and made its presence felt without firing a shot.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Independence steered through the Formosa Strait, across the Eastern Sea, and on the 25th of July entered the bay of Nangasaki under Russian colours, which she thenceforth continued to fly.

From Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir