Yellow Sea

[ yel-oh see ]

noun

1. an arm of the Pacific Ocean north of the East China Sea, between China and Korea.

Yellow Sea

noun

1. a shallow arm of the Pacific between Korea and NE China. Area: about 466 200 sq km (180 000 sq miles) Chinese nameHwang Hai

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yellow Sea¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; translation of Chinese Huáng Hǎi

Example Sentences

The exchange took place in the Yellow Sea, what the Koreans call the West Sea.

From The Daily Beast

The blasts sent 1,500 tons of crude oil into the Yellow Sea and sparked 100-foot-high flames that burned for 15 hours.

From The Daily Beast

And among the shavings, like so many lighthouses in a yellow sea, burnt four or five fat ecclesiastical candles.

From Project Gutenberg

This was the beginning of the complete mastery of the Yellow Sea which Japan was soon to gain.

From Project Gutenberg

The wind was only moderately fair so that the Mirabelle took some time passing beyond the Yellow Sea.

From Project Gutenberg

The dust thus raised from the Mongolian steppes gives the peculiar tinge to the Yellow Sea.

From Project Gutenberg

Never heard of again—after being spoken in the Yellow Sea about three days from Chemulpo.

From Project Gutenberg