yalu river

noun

1. river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)

   Synonyms

   • Yalu, Yalu River

   Part of

   • North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, D, DPRK

2. 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

   Part of

   • Korean War