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Yalu

American  
[yah-loo, yah-ly] / ˈyɑˌlu, ˈyɑˈlü /

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.
  1. a river in E Asia, forming part of the boundary between Manchuria and North Korea and flowing SW to the Yellow Sea. 300 miles (483 km) long.


Yalu British  
/ ˈjɑːˌluː /

noun

  1. a river in E Asia, rising in N North Korea and flowing southwest to Korea Bay, forming a large part of the border between North Korea and NE China. Length: 806 km (501 miles)

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Example Sentences

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Two green buses have been spotted crossing the Yalu River that divides North Korea and China.

From BBC

The Yalu River straddling Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia may rise above warning levels by Friday night, state media reported.

From Reuters

Before the pandemic, more than 1,000 people would flee the country each year, crossing the Yalu River into China, according to numbers released by the South Korean government.

From BBC

Navy’s first jet fighter, on a combat air patrol near the Yalu River, separating North Korea from China when seven MiG-15s jumped him.

From Washington Times

This was the second time Songmi had crossed the Yalu River, which separates North Korea from China, providing escapees with their easiest route out.

From BBC