YALU RIVER
\jˈɑːluː ɹˈɪvə], \jˈɑːluː ɹˈɪvə], \j_ˈɑː_l_uː ɹ_ˈɪ_v_ə]\
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river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)
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a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back
By Princeton University
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river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)
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a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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