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Dunkirk > 3 senses
NOUN1DunkirkA crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat
2Dunkirk, DunkerqueA seaport in northern France on the North Sea
3Dunkirk, DunkerqueAn 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
Dunkirk > pronunciation
Soundsdah'nkerk
Rhymesartwork, Ataturk, beadwork, and 50 more rhymes in erk...
Dunkirk > noun 1, state
MeaningA crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat.
Examples"the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there"
Broadercrisis
Dunkirk > noun 2, location
MeaningA seaport in northern France on the North Sea. Scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II.
SynonymsDunkerque
Instance ofport; town
Dunkirk > noun 3, act
MeaningAn 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.
SynonymsDunkerque
Part ofWorld War II, World War 2, Second World War
RegionFrance, French Republic
Instance ofevacuation; amphibious operation

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