Definition of Korea Strait

1. Noun. A strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan.

Exact synonyms: Korean Strait
Geographical relationships: Tsushima
Generic synonyms: Sound, Strait

Definition of Korea Strait

1. Proper noun. A strait between Korea and Japan, connecting the East China Sea with the Sea of Japan. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Korea Strait

Kop
Koplik's spots
Kops
Koran
Koranic
Korans
Korat
Korbut
Korchnoi
Korda
Kordofan
Kordofanian
Kore
Korea
Korea Bay
Korea Strait (current term)
Korean
Korean English
Korean Peninsula
Korean Sign Language
Korean Strait
Korean War
Korean haemorrhagic fever
Korean lespedeza
Korean wave
Korean waves
Koreanness
Koreans

Literary usage of Korea Strait

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On the Coasts of Cathay and Cipango Forty Years Ago: A Record of Surveying by William Blakeney (1902)
"... CHAPTER VI Korea Strait AND SEA OF JAPAN " In distant angles while the transient gales Alternate blow, they trim the flagging sails ; The drowsy air ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The Nak-tong '(above) empties into Korea Strait near Fusan, and is navigable 140 miles for vessels drawing four and one-half feet. ..."

3. ... Hawaiian and Other Pacific Echini by Alexander Agassiz, Hubert Lyman Clark (1909)
"Eastern channel, Korea Strait; 34° 19' N., 130° 9' E. 59 fathoms. Fne. gy. s., brk. sh. Station 4876. Eastern channel, Korea Strait ; 34° 20' N., ..."

4. Our Neighbors: The Japanese by Joseph King Goodrich (1913)
"The Straits of Japan, or Korea Strait, the narrow sea I have just mentioned, ... It was in the lower part of this Korea Strait that Admiral Togo gained his ..."

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