GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION

Meaning of GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION in English

1964 Congressional resolution which authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to involve American troops in the Vietnam War

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION — (Aug. 5, 1964) Resolution by the U.S. Congress authorizing Pres. Vietnam War ; many in Congress came to see it …
Английский словарь Британика
GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION — also called Tonkin Gulf Resolution, resolution put before the U.S. Congress by President Lyndon Johnson on Aug. 5, 1964, assertedly …
Britannica English vocabulary
GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION — (Aug. 5, 1964) Resolution by the U.S. Congress authorizing Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson to use "all necessary measures" to repel …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION — ➡ Vietnam War
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION — Тонкинская резолюция
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION — см Tonkin Gulf Resolution
GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION — см. Tonkin Gulf Resolution
RESOLUTION — n resolution (1. act of disinvolving, decomposing, etc.; also: solution, as in solution of a difficulty; 2. decision; 3. resoluteness); …
Interlingua English vocab
TONKIN — or Tongking geographical name region N Indochina bordering on China, since 1946 forming N part of Vietnam; chief city Hanoi …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TONKIN — Former French protectorate, mainland Southeast Asia, now constituting the greater part of northern Vietnam. It was part of China from …
Английский словарь Британика
GULF — I Any large coastal indentation, similar to a bay but larger. Most existing gulfs were formed or greatly extended as …
Английский словарь Британика
GULF — I. ˈgəlf, ˈgəu̇f noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English goulf, golf, from Middle French golfe, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TONKIN — ˈtänˈkin, -äŋˈ- noun also tonkin cane ( -s ) Etymology: from Tonkin, northern part of Vietnam : a firm bamboo …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RESOLUTION — ˌrezəˈlüshən also -zəlˈyü- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French resolution, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GULF — (n.) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially land-locked sea; as, the Gulf of …
Английский словарь Webster
GULF — ( n. ) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially land-locked sea; as, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONKIN — /ton"kin", tong"-/ , n. 1. a former state in N French Indochina, now part of Vietnam. 2. Gulf of , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RESOLUTION — /rez'euh looh"sheuhn/ , n. 1. a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TONKIN — n. historic region in southeast Asia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GULF — I. ˈgəlf noun Etymology: Middle English goulf, from Middle French golfe, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colpus, from Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TONKIN — geographical name or Tong·king ˈtäŋ-ˈkiŋ region N Indochina bordering on China, since 1946 forming N part of Vietnam; chief city …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RESOLUTION — noun the state of being relaxed; relaxation. 2. resolution ·noun the state of being resolved or firm in opinion or …
Webster English vocab
GULF — noun that which swallows; the gullet. 2. gulf ·noun a large deposit of ore in a lode. 3. gulf ·noun …
Webster English vocab
GULF — [gulf] n [ME goulf, fr. MF golfe, fr. It golfo, fr. LL colpus, fr. Gk kolpos bosom, gulf; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GULF — any large coastal indentation. A gulf is similar to a bay both in terms of shape and of origin, but …
Britannica English vocabulary
TONKIN — also spelled Tongking, northern Vietnam during the French colonial period. The term Tonkin was never officially used by the Vietnamese …
Britannica English vocabulary
TONKIN — I Tonkin part of Vietnam BrE AmE ˌtɒn ˈkɪn ⇨ˌtɒŋ- AmE ˌtɑːn- ⇨ˌtɑːŋ- II Tonkin family name BrE AmE ˈtɒŋk …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GULF — gulf, Gulf BrE AmE ɡʌlf ▷ gulfs ɡʌlfs ▶ ˈ Gulf Stream BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RESOLUTION — / ˌrezəˈluːʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a formal statement of an opinion agreed on by a committee …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GULF — / gʌlf; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a large area of sea that is partly surrounded by land …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RESOLUTION — res ‧ o ‧ lu ‧ tion W3 AC /ˌrezəˈluːʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GULF — gulf /ɡʌlf/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: golfe , from Greek kolpos 'arms …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GULF — n. & v. --n. 1 a stretch of sea consisting of a deep inlet with a narrow mouth. 2 (the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GULF — n. & v. n. 1 a stretch of sea consisting of a deep inlet with a narrow mouth. 2 (the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GULF — n. & v. --n. 1. a stretch of sea consisting of a deep inlet with a narrow mouth. 2 (the …
Oxford English vocab
RESOLUTION — ( resolutions) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A resolution is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GULF — The Gulf is used to refer to the Arabian Gulf, the Persian Gulf and the surrounding countries. ...the Gulf crisis. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GULF — ( gulfs) 1. A gulf is an important or significant difference between two people, things, or groups. Within society, there …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RESOLUTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a council resolution (= decision ) ▪ Council resolutions need a two thirds majority. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GULF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Gulf Stream unbridgeable gulf/gap/chasm etc (between sb/sth and sb/sth) ▪ the unbridgeable gulf between the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GULF — (DIFFERENCE) [noun] [C] - an important difference between the ideas and opinions of two groups of peopleThere is a widening …
Cambridge English vocab
GULF — n. Aden Gulf of Alaska Gulf of Amundsen Gulf Aqaba Gulf of Arta Gulf of Gulf of Chihli Bothnia Gulf …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GULF — n. Any large coastal indentation, similar to a bay but larger. Most existing gulfs were formed or greatly extended as …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TONKIN — n. Former French protectorate, mainland Southeast Asia, now constituting the greater part of northern Vietnam. It was part of China …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RESOLUTION — noun 1 formal decision taken after a vote ADJECTIVE ▪ draft ▪ formal ▪ proposed ▪ joint ▪ a joint …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GULF — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , deep , enormous , great , huge , unbridgeable , vast , wide , yawning …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RESOLUTION — n. 25B6; noun her resolution not to smoke : INTENTION, resolve, decision, intent, aim, plan; commitment, pledge, promise. the committee …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GULF — n. 25B6; noun our ship sailed into the gulf : INLET, bay, creek, bight, cove, fjord, estuary, sound, arm of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RESOLUTION — 1. < hardware > the maximum number of pixels that can be displayed on a monitor , expressed as (number …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
RESOLUTION — n. 1 resolve, resoluteness, determination, purpose, purposefulness, steadfastness, firmness, decidedness, decision, staunchness, boldness, doggedness, dauntlessness, stubbornness, obstinacy, perseverance, persistence, relentlessness, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GULF — n. 1 bay, bight, cove, inlet, sound, loch or sea loch, firth or frith, fiord or fjord, Irish lough, Brit …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GULF — A gulf is a part of a sea or ocean that occurs within a large concave part of a coastline. …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
TONKIN — сущ. крепкий бамбук крепкий бамбук tonkin крепкий бамбук
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RESOLUTION — сущ. 1) а) решительность, решимость, твердость Syn : determination, resolve, firmness, steadiness Ant : doubt, hesitation, irresolution, vacillation б) резолюция, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GULF — 1. сущ. 1) морской залив the Gulf of Mexico ≈ Мексиканский залив the Gulf, the Percian Gulf ≈ Персидский залив …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TONKIN — Бакбо
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TONKIN — n крепкий бамбук
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RESOLUTION — resolution.ogg ͵rezəʹlu:ʃ(ə)n n I 1. решительность, решимость; твёрдость ( характера ) a man of resolution - решительный человек to show …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GULF — gulf.ogg 1. gʌlf n 1. морской залив; бухта 2. 1> поэт. пучина, бездна a fiery gulf, a gulf of fire …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RESOLUTION — 1) разрешающая способность; разрешение 2) машиностр. дискретность 3) чёткость, резкость ( изображения ) 4) матем. разложение 5) обратное растворение; повторное …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RESOLUTION — 1) разрешающая способность; разрешение 2) машиностр. дискретность 3) чёткость, резкость (изображения) 4) матем. разложение 5) обратное растворение; повторное растворение; пептизация 6) резолюция (в логике) 7) разрешение …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RESOLUTION — 1) пептизация 2) разделение 3) научн. разрешающая способность 4) разрешение 5) раствор 6) растворение 7) расщепление 8) резольвента 9) резольвентный 10) резолюция 11) решение • allowable projective resolution — допустимая проективная резольвента extremally …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TONKIN — сущ.крепкий бамбук
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TONKIN — геогр.Тонкинский залив, залив Бакбо (Южно-Китайское море)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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