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Peikantang

Peikantang proper noun: synonym of Beigan (island).

Proper noun

Peikantang

  1. Synonym of Beigan (island)
    • A Defense Ministry communique said 40 Communist craft were sighted Tuesday off Peikantang, a tiny island in the Matsu group, but fled when the island's guns opened fire. The Matsus are off the Red port of Foochow, opposite the northern tip of Formosa.1954 September 30, “Nationalist Forces Rout 40 Red Boats”, in The Washington Post and Times Herald, volume 77, number 299, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 2
    • The Reds may not be able to take Matsu but the lesser islands of Kaoteng or Peikantang seem less strong and their loss would put Matsu under artillery fire, making it hard to hold and even harder to supply.1955 March 30, Fred Hampton, “Red Attack Being Awaited on Matsu Isle”, in The Gettysburg Times, volume 53, number 76, Gettysburg, PA, →OCLC, page 12, column 2; republished as Matsu Chief Sees Attack...
    Synonyms:
    Beigan

Examples of Peikantang in a sentence

  • By Nationalist count, the Reds fired 444 shells, of which 162 hit Matsu Island, 112 Peikantang Island and 170 landed in the sea.1959 May 18, “Red Chinese Open Firing on Matsus”, in The Washington Post and Times Herald, volume 82, number 164, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1...
  • These are the Matsu Islands, north east of Fuzhou, one of which is called Peikantang or Peikan Island.2007, Jane Kilpatrick, “The first collector”, in Gifts from the Gardens of China: The Introduction of Traditional Chinese Garden Plants to...

Synonyms of Peikantang

Origin of Peikantang

From Mandarin 北竿塘, Wade–Giles romanization: Pei³-kan¹-tʻang².

Questions about Peikantang

What does Peikantang mean?
Peikantang means synonym of Beigan (island).
How do you use Peikantang in a sentence?
By Nationalist count, the Reds fired 444 shells, of which 162 hit Matsu Island, 112 Peikantang Island and 170 landed in the sea.
What part of speech is Peikantang?
Peikantang is a proper noun.

Words near Peikantang in the dictionary

  1. Peigan
  2. Peigans
  3. peignoir
  4. peignoirs
  5. Peikan
  6. Peikantang
  7. Peikoff
  8. peil
  9. Peile
  10. Peille
  11. Peillon

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