About The Word Dunkirk
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Dunkirk
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What's The Definition Of Dunkirk?
[n] a city in northern France on the North Sea where in World War II (1940) 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire
[n] a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat; "the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there" Synonyms | Synonyms for Dunkirk: Dunkerque Related Terms | Find terms related to Dunkirk: See Also | amphibious operation | city | crisis | evacuation | France | French Republic | metropolis | Second World War | urban center | World War | World War II |
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