Yellow Sea
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Yellow Sea
First recorded in 1790–1800; translation of Chinese Huáng Hǎi
Example Sentences
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About 200 Chinese fishing boats—part of China’s state-directed maritime fleet—recently pushed further east in the Yellow Sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Images carried by state media showed his daughter, Ju Ae, accompanying him on his visit to the Yellow Sea, where he boarded the warship and examined its capabilities.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Suoyuwan park in Dalian, which juts out of north-eastern China into the Yellow Sea, has stunning views of one of China's largest shipyards, and is a place to gather and be merry.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
The latest incident in weeks of destructive and deadly weather spurred authorities to call for vigilance against strong winds in coastal areas near the Yellow Sea off Jiangsu.
From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2023
It was located in Hwaseong, a city of about five hundred thousand people in the low plains of the central Korean Peninsula, near the Yellow Sea.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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