Tourane

/ tuːˈrɑːn /

noun

1. the former name of Da Nang

Example Sentences

A frequent service of steam launches connects the town with the ports of Thuan-an, at the mouth of the river, and Tourane, on the bay of that name.

From Project Gutenberg

Tourane is also united to Hu� by a railway opened in 1906.

From Project Gutenberg

The 18th parallel would save Tourane, some vital air bases, and the only free road to Laos from the sea.

From Time Magazine Archive

The white sand beaches on Tourane Bay are deserted; pedicabs and taxis have given way to Jeeps and deuce-and-a-half trucks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, at the sprawling seaport town of Tourane, a boatload of refugees from the Communist North stepped ashore in free South Viet Nam to tell a fuller story of the anti-Red uprisings.

From Time Magazine Archive