Port Arthur

Speech parts

1. Port Arthur - Noun

2. Port Arthur - Proper noun

Meaning

a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda

a battle in the Chino-Japanese War (1894); Japanese captured the port and fortifications from the Chinese

Synonyms

Examples

I got treated very badly in Texas. They don't treat beatniks too good in Texas. Port Arthur people thought I was a beatnik, though they'd never seen one and neither had I. Janis Joplin

Attempts to reach Port Arthur Police Chief Tim Duriso on Monday were unsuccessful. Source: Internet

After negotiations broke down in 1904, the Japanese Navy opened hostilities by attacking the Russian Eastern Fleet at Port Arthur in a surprise attack. Source: Internet

After three months, in 1898, China and Russia negotiated a convention by which China leased (to Russia) Port Arthur, Talienwan and the surrounding waters. Source: Internet

A group of investors came together to promote the development of a modern refinery at nearby Port Arthur to process the oil. Source: Internet

Duy Thanh Hoang, 25, of Port Arthur was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, for an incident that occurred June 11. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms