gulf of tonkin

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Definition of gulf of tonkin in English English dictionary

Arm of the South China Sea, between northern Vietnam and Hainan Island, China. It is 300 mi (500 km) long and 150 mi (250 km) wide. In 1964 the Vietnamese reportedly fired on U.S. ships there, leading the U.S. Congress to adopt the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that supported increased U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War

gulf in the northwestern part of the South China Sea, site of an attack by North Vietnamese on U.S. Naval ships which resulted in U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War

Hyphenation

gulf of Ton·kin

Turkish pronunciation

gʌlf ıv tängkîn

Pronunciation

/ˈgəlf əv ˈtäɴɢkən/ /ˈɡʌlf əv ˈtɑːŋkɪn/