岛链

島鏈
dǎoliàn
island chain

CEDICT

island chain

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 岛 dǎo variant of 岛 dǎo
=1 岛 dǎo island

classifiers: 個, 座
2 链 liàn
  1. chain
  2. cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m)
  3. chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m)
  4. to chain
  5. to enchain

Containing this entry

第一岛链 Dìyī Dǎoliàn (geopolitics) First Island Chain, strategic arc of islands including Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines
第二岛链 Dìèr Dǎoliàn (geopolitics) Second Island Chain, strategic arc of islands stretching from Japan's Bonin Islands to Guam and Papua New Guinea
第一岛链 Dìyīdǎoliàn
第二岛链 Dì'èrdǎoliàn