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| Sounds | dah'nkerk |
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| Meaning | A crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat. |
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| Examples | "the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there" |
| Broader | crisis |
| Meaning | A seaport in northern France on the North Sea. Scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II. |
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| Synonyms | Dunkerque |
| Instance of | port; town |
| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | Dunkerque |
| Part of | World War II, World War 2, Second World War |
| Region | France, French Republic |
| Instance of | evacuation; amphibious operation |
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