Lingayen Gulf

American  

[ling-gah-yen] / ˈlɪŋ gɑˈyɛn /

noun

1. a gulf in the Philippines, on the NW coast of Luzon.

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Lingayen Gulf British  

/ ˈlɪŋɡɑːˈjɛn /

noun

1. a large inlet of the South China Sea in the Philippines, on the NW coast of Luzon: site of the Japanese landing in the 1941 invasion

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Example Sentences

In 1945, during World War II, American forces began landing on the shores of Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines as the Battle of Luzon got underway, resulting in an Allied victory over Imperial Japanese forces.

From Washington Times • Jan. 9, 2021

But within the defense area there are three natural landing places: Lingayen Gulf, Batangas Bay, Manila Bay.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in Japan his fame grew with the years, reached fruition when death-seeking members of the Special Attack Corps began hurling then-frail planes into U.S. warships at Lingayen Gulf and Okinawa.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Japanese transports actually reached Lingayen Gulf at 2 a.m. on Dec. 22, they met almost no resistance.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was only twenty miles from the beautiful white sand beaches, the stately palms and the sweltering sun of Lingayen Gulf.

From Blood Brothers A Medic's Sketch Book by Rohlfing, Sam