D-day

or D-Day

[ dee-dey ]

/ ˈdiˌdeɪ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR D-day ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Military. the day, usually unspecified, set for the beginning of a planned attack.

June 6, 1944, the day of the invasion of western Europe by Allied forces in World War II.

Informal. any day of special significance, as one marking an important event or goal.

Origin of D-day

First recorded in 1918; D (for day) + day; the same pattern as H-hour

Words nearby D-day

D.Crim., D.C.S., DCVO, dd, DDAVP, D-day, ddC, ddI, DDoS, DDR, DDS

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Example sentences from the Web for D-day

Williams interviewed and profiled four D-Day veterans, showing his sensitive side without ever seeming maudlin.
Hillary Clinton’s Network Massage|Tom Shales|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
D-Day was the first successful opposed landing on French territory—the country was held by the Nazis—in over 800 years.
D-Day 70th Anniversary Celebrations: Queen, Obama, Merkel, Putin and Cameron in France|Tom Sykes|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
D-Day was 70 years ago, and to midshipmen of today, it is all but ancient history.
D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion|Marc Wortman|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is a tendency to conceive of the Allied landings on D-Day as a single event, but in fact it was just the first step.
D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion|Marc Wortman|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Did Churchill and Roosevelt agree about the when, where, and how of D-Day and the invasion of France?
D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion|Marc Wortman|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for D-day

D-day

noun

the day, June 6, 1944, on which the Allied invasion of Europe began

the day on which any large-scale operation is planned to start

Word Origin for D-day

C20: from D (ay) -day; compare H-hour

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for D-day

D-Day

The code name for the first day of a military attack, especially the American and British invasion of German-occupied France during World War II on June 6, 1944 (see invasion of Normandy). This marked the beginning of the victory of the Allies in Europe. Germany surrendered less than a year later.

单词	d-day
释义	D-day or D-Day [ dee-dey ] / ˈdiˌdeɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR D-day ON THESAURUS.COM noun Military. the day, usually unspecified, set for the beginning of a planned attack. June 6, 1944, the day of the invasion of western Europe by Allied forces in World War II. Informal. any day of special significance, as one marking an important event or goal. Origin of D-day First recorded in 1918; D (for day) + day; the same pattern as H-hour Words nearby D-day D.Crim., D.C.S., DCVO, dd, DDAVP, D-day, ddC, ddI, DDoS, DDR, DDS Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for D-day Williams interviewed and profiled four D-Day veterans, showing his sensitive side without ever seeming maudlin. Hillary Clinton’s Network Massage\|Tom Shales\|June 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST D-Day was the first successful opposed landing on French territory—the country was held by the Nazis—in over 800 years. D-Day 70th Anniversary Celebrations: Queen, Obama, Merkel, Putin and Cameron in France\|Tom Sykes\|June 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST D-Day was 70 years ago, and to midshipmen of today, it is all but ancient history. D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion\|Marc Wortman\|June 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There is a tendency to conceive of the Allied landings on D-Day as a single event, but in fact it was just the first step. D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion\|Marc Wortman\|June 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Did Churchill and Roosevelt agree about the when, where, and how of D-Day and the invasion of France? D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion\|Marc Wortman\|June 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for D-day D-day noun the day, June 6, 1944, on which the Allied invasion of Europe began the day on which any large-scale operation is planned to start Word Origin for D-day C20: from D (ay) -day; compare H-hour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for D-day D-Day The code name for the first day of a military attack, especially the American and British invasion of German-occupied France during World War II on June 6, 1944 (see invasion of Normandy). This marked the beginning of the victory of the Allies in Europe. Germany surrendered less than a year later. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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