Tsushima Strait

[ tsoo-shee-mah streyt ]

noun

1. a channel of the Korea Strait, between the Japanese islands of Tsushima and Kyushu: site of a decisive Japanese naval victory over the Russian fleet in 1905. About 60 miles (97 km) long; 40 miles (64 km) wide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tsushima Strait¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The warships last week conducted what were termed highly concentrated strategic passages through three waterways, transiting through the Tsushima Strait between Japan and Korea; the Tsugaru Strait between Japan’s two main islands; and the Soya Strait, located between Russia’s Sakhalin Island and Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido.

From Washington Times

China hopes to hone its abilities to fight into the "second island chain", which includes an area from Japan to the Pacific islands, to "choke and control" the Bashi Channel, the Miyako Strait and Tsushima Strait, it said, three waterways crucial to access to the Pacific and East China Seas.

From Reuters

The Chinese warships had crossed Tsushima Strait in southwestern Japan on Aug. 29, the ministry said.

From Seattle Times

Two Chinese guided-missile destroyers also were spotted in the Sea of Japan after passing the Tsushima Strait off Kyushu.

From Washington Times

It said it also spotted a Dongdiao-class intelligence ship on Sunday operating near the Tsushima Strait which later sailed into the Sea of Japan.

From Seattle Times