Bashi Channel
/ˈbɑʃi/
Bashi Channel proper noun: the strait, part of Luzon Strait, dividing Mavulis Island of the Philippines and Orchid Island/Lanyu of Taiwan and connecting the South China Sea/Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea/Pacific Ocean.
Proper noun
Bashi Channel
- The strait, part of Luzon Strait, dividing Mavulis Island of the Philippines and Orchid Island/Lanyu of Taiwan and connecting the South China Sea/Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea/Pacific Ocean.
- The islands on the North side of the Bashi Channel will be described hereafter.1878, Alexander George Findlay, A Directory for the Navigation of the Indian Archipelago, China, and Japan, 2nd edition, Richard Holmes Laurie, page 939
- Spain and Japan, having had some disagreements respecting the possession of certain islands lying between the Japanese Archipelago and the Philippines, have agreed that the Bashi Channel shall form the boundary between the possessions of the two States.1896, “Geographical Notes”, in The Scottish Geographical Magazine, volume XII, Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable, page 101
Examples of Bashi Channel in a sentence
- The Batanes are separated from Formosa by the Bashi Channel, which has a minimum depth of 1,009 fathoms, and from the Babuyanes by the Balintang Channel, which has a minimum depth of 95 fathoms.1920, “Batanes Islands”, in Census of the Philippine Islands: 1918, volume 1, Manila: Bureau of Printing, page 95:
- Although the southern tip of Formosa is 225 miles from Luzon, the small islands at the northern end of the Philippines archipelago are separated from Formosa by only the 100-mile wide Bashi channel.1944 October 12, “Record Air Attack Smashes Jap Base In Day-Long Raids”, in Times-News, volume 27, number 153, Twin Falls, Idaho, page 1:
- The pack slipped in through Luzon Strait and ranged along the 20° parallel, covering an area about midway between Hainan and the western end of Bashi Channel.1967, Theodore Roscoe, Pig Boats, page 359:
- In May the Soviet fleet conducted war games off the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines.1979, “Southeast Asian Affairs”, in The 1979 Compton Yearbook, F. E. Compton, page 306:
Forms of Bashi Channel
| alternative form | Bashee Channel |
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| alternative form | Bachi Channel |
Origin of Bashi Channel
From Bashi + channel. Bashee, later Bashi, is from a local language term for a type of liquor drunk plentifully by the crew of William Dampier when they landed on an island south of the channel, as reported in Dampier's book the popular sensation A New Voyage Round the World (page 422) published in 1697. According to Dampier, the crew named the island after the liquor. The channel would take the name of the island. (See also basi.)
Words that rhyme with Bashi Channel
Questions about Bashi Channel
- What does Bashi Channel mean?
- Bashi Channel means the strait, part of Luzon Strait, dividing Mavulis Island of the Philippines and Orchid Island/Lanyu of Taiwan and connecting the South China Sea/Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea/Pacific Ocean.
- How do you use Bashi Channel in a sentence?
- The Batanes are separated from Formosa by the Bashi Channel, which has a minimum depth of 1,009 fathoms, and from the Babuyanes by the Balintang Channel, which has a minimum depth of 95 fathoms.
- What part of speech is Bashi Channel?
- Bashi Channel is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Bashi Channel?
- Bashi Channel is pronounced /ˈbɑʃi/.
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