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- 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
How To Use Dunkerque In A Sentence
- Yesterday on French television, the evening news had a segment about a teacher in Dunkirk Dunkerque for the natives who is using Twitter in the classroom to teach French to his first-grade pupils. Patrice Peyret: Twitter at 6 Years of Age?
- Dunkerque was only slightly damaged, but was crippled by torpedo aircraft during a second attack on 6 July.
- “And your other course is… to continue to Dunkerque?” asked Fondard. The Mistaken Wife
- So long as the English tongue survives, the word 'Dunkerque' will be spoken with reverence" ... VeryCD - 电驴资源订阅
- And if they are clever, we shall greet them in Dunkerque. The Mistaken Wife
- Fighting France: From Dunkerque to Belport by Edith Wharton this is a collection of magazine articles the author wrote during the first world war. Archive 2010-06-01
- North, and not west from Amiens, was the quickest road to Dunkerque, and he trusted that Captain Holland and Miss Finch would know this. The Mistaken Wife
- Citizeness, do you still say that Holland is not in Dunkerque? The Mistaken Wife
- Until 1987 there were two separate train ferry operations for through freight traffic between Britain and the continent, Dover-Dunkerque and Harwich-Zeebrugge.
- Then, with luck and hard riding, we can reach Dunkerque tomorrow night. The Mistaken Wife
