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
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Dunkerque Dunkirk
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a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
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Dunkerque Dunkirk
a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat
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Dunkirk
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"the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there"
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