Haiphong

American  

[hahy-fong] / ˈhaɪˈfɒŋ /

noun

1. a seaport in N Vietnam, near the Gulf of Tonkin.

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Haiphong British  

/ ˈhaɪˈfɒŋ /

noun

1. a port in N Vietnam, on the Red River delta: a major industrial centre. Pop: 1 817 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

At the end of the Vietnam War, the U.S. dropped mines around the North Vietnamese port of Haiphong, effectively stopping supplies from moving through it and giving Washington some leverage in peace talks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

And more recently, Vietnam has been experiencing devastating floods, which mobilized Tran, who spoke to me from Haiphong during a break from his advocacy work.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

In Haiphong, jobs were scarce after the pandemic and at 38 years old, Phuong wanted what her sister had in London: the ability to save money and start a family.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

Those words were written above a tweet from independent “anti-imperialist” journalist Danny Haiphong that had been embedded over a background of flames.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2022

The Navy was placing mines in North Vietnam’s Haiphong harbor.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin