GULF OF TONKIN meaning: Incident escalating U.S. Vietnam involvement - OneLook

Usually means: Incident escalating U.S. Vietnam involvement.

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Gulf of Tonkin, Tonkin, Gulf of: Merriam-Webster
Tonkin, Gulf of: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
Gulf of Tonkin: Collins English Dictionary
gulf of tonkin, tonkin, gulf of: Dictionary.com
Gulf Of Tonkin, Gulf of Tonkin: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Gulf of Tonkin: Wiktionary

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Gulf of Tonkin, Tonkin, Gulf of: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Gulf of Tonkin)

▸ noun: A gulf at the northwestern portion of the South China Sea, located off the coasts of northern Vietnam (Tonkin) and South China.

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body of water, bay, inlet, sea, strait, bahira, beach, beach nourishment, bluff, creek, more...

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Gulf of Tonkin incident, more...

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body of water, bay, inlet, sea, strait, bahira, beach, beach nourishment, bluff, creek, more...

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