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Formosa Straits

Formosa Straits is the alternative form of Formosa Strait.

Meaning of Formosa 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
    Synonyms:
    Taiwan Strait

Questions about Formosa Straits

What is Formosa Straits the alternative form of?
Formosa Straits is the alternative form of Formosa Strait.

Words near Formosa Straits in the dictionary

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

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