Yujin Dan

proper noun

Synonym of Yujin Point.

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Yujin Point
OriginKorean 유진 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Synonym of Yujin Point.

    5 USS Carmick (DMS) engaged enemy shore batteries at Yujin Dan, Korea, silencing the gun with 23 rounds.

    1965, David M. Cooney, “August 1952”, in A Chronology of the U.S. Navy: 1775-1965 (The Watts Histories of the United States Navy), New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., →LCCN, →OCLC, page 417, column 1
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    The coast NE of Yujin Dan is high for a distance of about 4 miles, then it becomes low and sandy to Tadong Dan, about 8 miles farther NE.

    2007, Coasts of Korea and China, 11th edition, →ISBN, page 43, column 2

    The USS Heron's ship's log recorded a few other attacks on the minesweeper. Ship's log August 15, 1952–two 155mm and one 75mm from batteries in the Yujin Dan Peninsula.

    2013, Bert Millspaugh, “Off Coast of North Korea”, in USS Heron AMS-18: A Korean War Naval Adventure, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 38

    Synonyms: Yujin Point

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Yujin Point.

Similar
Yujin Point
Also see
yujin point

Origin

  1. Korean유진
  2. EnglishYujin Dan

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 유진 (yujin) and 단 (dan), from Sino-Korean 楡津端, from 楡 (“elm or elms”), 津 (“ferry”), and 端 (“end; cape”).

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APA

Yujin Dan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yujin%20Dan

MLA

“Yujin Dan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yujin%20Dan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yujin Dan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yujin%20Dan.

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