Crossword clues for amoy
amoy
- China-coast island
- Former name of Xiamen
- Island or port now called Xiamen
- Far East seaport
- Fukien port
- Chinese island
- Chinese city
- Chinese dialect
- Island near Quemoy
- Island in Formosa Strait
- Another name for Xiamen
- Taiwan Strait port
- City of China
- Taiwanese dialect
- Taiwan Strait isle
- Old Chinese treaty port
- Island city in Taiwan Strait
- Hokkien dialect
- Fukkianese dialect
- Fukienese dialect
- City in Formosa Strait
- Chinese port also known as Xiamen
- Chinese harbor
- A Fukkianese
- Formosa Strait island
- Treaty of Nanking port
- Fukien seaport
- Chinese island now called Xiamen
- Island in the Taiwan Strait
- Chinese port also called Xiamen
- Taiwan Strait city
- Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
- Island in Taiwan Strait
- Old name of Xiamen
- Xiamen's former name
- Chinese seaport city
- Port opposite Taiwan
- Island off China
- Fukien island
- Seaport W. of Taiwan
- Xiamen, formerly
- Taiwan Strait seaport
- Island west of Taiwan
- Eastern port
- Port near Quemoy
- Seaport in southeast China
- Seaport or island in the Taiwan Strait
- Port in S.E. China
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
old name for the island of southeastern China, now known as Xiamen. From 1851 as the name of a dialect of Chinese.
Wikipedia
Xiamen, or Amoy, is a city on the southeast coast of China.
Amoy may also refer to:
- Amoy dialect, a dialect of Hokkien Chinese, which is part of the Southern Min group of Chinese dialects
- Amoy Food, a manufacturer of sauces, condiments and processed foods
- Amoy Properties, now Hang Lung Properties, a property developer in Hong Kong
Usage examples of "amoy".
The ready-for-delivery gas is kept in rockets ready to use at the Amoy Naval Base, maybe two hundred miles south of Fuching.
One is near Fuching here, and the other one either up thirty miles north at Foochow or down at Amoy airfield.
When they came to their point of departure a mile off the Amoy harbor, the sub came up to periscope depth and the captain checked all around.
Saturday, May 16 2312 hours Near Amoy, China Taiwan Strait Jaybird Sterling was not claustrophobic.
Sunday, May 17 0052 hours Naval yards Amoy, China Four SEALS dove behind heavy wooden boxes to avoid the rounds from the two Chinese soldiers ahead.
Sunday, May 17 0218 hours Missile assembly building Amoy, China It took the SEALS five minutes to find any hint of a basement.
Sunday, May 17 0313 hours China countryside Near Amoy, China As the SEALS bailed out of the six-by-six they saw a rocket coming.
Sunday, May 17 0353 hours Near the coast Amoy, China The Chinese paratroops above began firing automatic weapons, but they were at a terrible disadvantage.
Sunday, May 17 0513 hours Hills near coast Amoy, China Murdock checked his watch and then the sky to the east.
Sunday, May 17 0824 hours Old mine tunnel Near Amoy, China Murdock had sat at the mouth of the mine tunnel and watched day come to China.
Sunday, May 17 1520 hours Old mine tunnel Near Amoy, China The two sleek SU-27 jet fighters made one more low pass over the valley as if they were trying to see how low they could come to the ground, then pulled up and vanished.
You can also see two warships that would deliver the poison gas missiles are sunk in the mud in Amoy harbor.
Monday, May 18 0100 hours Sharp cliff Near Amoy, China The SEALS kept hiking down the hill beside the sharp cliff.
Monday, May 18 0210 hours Coast road South of Amoy, China Murdock moved his troops into a dry irrigation ditch three feet deep that ran alongside the roadway.
Monday, May 18 0427 hours Coast road South of Amoy, China Holt gave a muffled cheer.