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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
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- Most of his battalion had got away from Dunkirk on the second but last day of the evacuation. IN LOVE AND WAR
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- The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the Channel coast to Douai.
- Members of the York branch of the Dunkirk Veterans Association totted up an impressive £1,131 for their cause when they mounted a day's cash-collecting offensive in the Coppergate Centre.
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- On 26 May, it was decided to evacuate as many troops from Dunkirk so operations were directed to support the beleaguered BEF forces around the town.
- On 29 May there was a bombshell - the Belgian army had capitulated, reducing further the perimeter around Dunkirk.