Defenition of the word dunkirk

• Defenition of the word dunkirk

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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"
  • an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire
  • a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
  • a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat

Synonyms for the word dunkirk

• • Dunkerque
  • Dunkirk

Meronymys for the word dunkirk

• • Second World War
  • World War 2
  • World War II

Hypernyms for the word dunkirk

• • amphibious operation
  • city
  • crisis
  • evacuation
  • metropolis
  • urban center

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