Gulf of Tonkin

Proper noun

Meaning

the Gulf of Tonkin

A gulf at the northwestern portion of the South China Sea, located off the coasts of northern Vietnam (Tonkin) and South China.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

Gulf of Beibu

Examples

ELVING: The peak in the pattern was Lyndon Johnson's Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964 that led to the escalation of the Vietnam War. Source: Internet

" Gulf of Tonkin incident ", writes Louise Gerdes, "is an oft-cited example of the way in which Johnson misled the American people to gain support for his foreign policy in Vietnam." Source: Internet

Moisture-laden monsoon winds, that blow in from the Gulf of Tonkin ensure pemanent high air humidity. Source: Internet

Starting in 1921, French plantation owners let Annamese workers from the Gulf of Tonkin come to the New Hebrides under 5 years contracts. Source: Internet

Curiously, the votes are almost identical to those for the resolutions on the Gulf of Tonkin (88 to 2 in the Senate, 416 to 0 in the House) and of September 14, 2001 (98 to 2 in the Senate, 420 to 1 in the House). Source: Internet

Fire sweeps the U.S. aircraft carrier Forrestal off the coast of North Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gulf of the arctic ocean gulf of thessaloniki Gulf of Tong-King gulf of trieste Gulf of Venice gulf of yenisei