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US
/ˈdənkɝk/
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NOUN
- 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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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 - 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 Dunkirk In A Sentence
- The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the Channel coast to Douai.
- The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the Channel coast to Douai.
- MR. JOHN C.M. MACBETH: Gentlemen of The Empire Club: We are happy to welcome today an emissary from the office of the British High Commissioner at Ottawa, who is going to address us on the subject "Dunkirk to Dieppe and Beyond. Dunkirk to Dieppe and Beyond
- A special ceremony was also held yesterday by serving and former soldiers, sailors and airmen at the military cemetery in Dunkirk. Times, Sunday Times
- He married a nurse, whom he met in hospital soon after his return from Dunkirk, and has written a book about his experiences.
- He volunteered for the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1938 and was seconded to the Grenadier Guards, seeing action at Dunkirk and D Day.
- The Other Side Of Dunkirk takes a sideways look at an event that has been considered one of the finest feats in Britain's war-time history from a different point of view.
- Despite not being a huge presser of the red button in the past, I would strongly urge everyone with a digital box to make the most of it with Dunkirk.
- Dunkirk evacuation had taken part in the command.
- The story went that he was a dealer in jewels and furs who had been discharged from the army after Dunkirk.
