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| Dunkirk |
| dunkirk | (n) a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat, Example: the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there |
| dunkirk | (n) a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II, Syn. Dunkerque |
| dunkirk | (n) 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, Syn. Dunkerque |
| Dunkirk | prop. n. the name of a town and a battle fought there, in World War II (1940) when 330, 000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire. Most of the forces were safely evacuated to England. |
