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Formosa Strait

Formosa Strait proper noun: synonym of Taiwan Strait.

Proper noun

Formosa Strait

  1. Synonym of Taiwan Strait.
    • The line beyond which American pilots do not fly in the troubled Formosa Strait area is called the “Davis Line” in honor of Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., former commander of the 13th Provisional Air Force, stationed on Formosa[.] The mythical line is an undisclosed number of miles off the coast...1958 November 13, “Formosa ‘Battle Line’ Named After Gen. B. O. Davis”, in Jet, volume XV, number 2, Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, Foreign News, page 17
    • In the Formosa Strait in 1955 we refused to retreat, and the enemy, true to his formula, for a while tried harassment but refused to attack. The crisis had cooled; it would not heat up again for three years.
      The hard way is to have the courage to be patient.1963, Dwight Eisenhower, Mandate for Change 1953-1956, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 483
    Synonyms:
    Taiwan Strait

Synonyms of Formosa Strait

Forms of Formosa Strait

alternative formStrait of Formosa
alternative formFormosa Straits

Questions about Formosa Strait

What does Formosa Strait mean?
Formosa Strait means synonym of Taiwan Strait.
What part of speech is Formosa Strait?
Formosa Strait is a proper noun.

Words near Formosa Strait in the dictionary

  1. formol
  2. formols
  3. formonitrile
  4. formononetin
  5. Formosa
  6. Formosa Strait
  7. Formosa Straits
  8. Formosan
  9. Formosan termite
  10. Formosan termites
  11. Formosan wood mice

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