Yingkou

American  

[ying-koh] / ˈyɪŋˈkoʊ /

(Older Spelling) Yingkow

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

1. a port in Liaoning province, in northeastern China, near the Gulf of Liaodong.

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Yingkou British  

/ ˈjɪŋˈkaʊ /

noun

1. a port in NE China, in SW Liaoning province: a major shipping centre for Manchuria. Pop: 723 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

A blast furnace exploded Thursday morning at the Yingkou Iron and Steel Co.,

From Seattle Times

Ltd. in Yingkou, east of Beijing in Liaoning province, the city’s Emergency Management Bureau said in a statement.

From Seattle Times

Phone calls to the Yingkou government Friday weren’t answered.

From Seattle Times

It headed south on a brief trip through the Chinese portion of the Yellow Sea, before settling in open waters near Yingkou Port, not far from where it had set sail.

From Washington Post

Nine days later, it sent out an icebreaker to cut through the blocks of ice and tow the ship back to Yingkou port.

From Washington Post