Bohai Sea

Proper noun

the Bohai Sea

1. A gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northern Pacific Ocean beside Shandong, Hebei, Tianjin, and Liaoning on the northeastern coast of mainland China.
   • Another crisis, the deaths of 70 officers and sailors aboard submarine No. 361 in the Bo Hai Sea in late April, further illustrated Hu's new way of doing business, analysts said.2003 June 27, John Pomfret, “Chinese Leader Solidifies Power”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2024, Politics
   • Bohai Sea is on the northeastern coast of China, bounded by Liaodong and Shandong Peninsulas, so pollution there is slow to wash out to the ocean, exacerbating damage to local marine life.2009 June 22, “Oil slicks poisoning China's Bohai Sea - official”, in Emma Graham-Harrison, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 14 May 2022, Oil Report

   Synonyms:

   Bo Hai, Bohai, Bohai Bay, Bohai Gulf, Gulf of Bohai, Gulf of Chihli, Gulf of Pechihli