 dunkirk |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a 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" |
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| Related terms: | crisis | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (military,government,geography) a city in northern France on the North Sea where in World War II (1940) 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire | |
| Synonyms: | Dunkerque | |
| Related terms: | city evacuation amphibious_operation France World_War_II France | |
| Similar spelling: |
Dunker Dunkers Dunkard Dunkerson Dunkerque |
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