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Dunkirk
Dun·kirk D0426000 (dŭn′kûrk′) or Dun·kerque (dœN-kĕrk′) A city of northern France on the North Sea. In World War II more than 330,000 Allied troops were evacuated from its beaches in the face of enemy fire (May-June 1940).Dun•kirk (ˈdʌn kɜrk)
n. a seaport in N France: site of the evacuation of Allied forces under German fire 1940. 73,618. French, Dun•kerque (dœ̃ˈkɛrk) Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Dunkirk - 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"crisis - an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis" | | 2. | Dunkirk - a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War IIDunkerque | | 3. | Dunkirk - 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 fireDunkerqueSecond World War, World War 2, World War II - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe |
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Dunkirk (dŭn`kûrk), Fr. Dunkerque, town (1990 pop. 71,071), Nord dept., N France, on the North Sea. It is a leading French port with daily ferry service to Ramsgate and Dover, England. It is a steel center; oil refining, shipbuilding, food processing, and the manufacture of electrical equipment are also important. Among Dunkirk's chief exports are construction materials, steel products, cement, fruits and vegetables, sugar, fertilizer, and pre-assembled structures. Probably founded c.7th cent. A.D. and often fortified, Dunkirk played a key role in the struggles in Europe that extended over centuries; it was ruled successively by Flanders, Burgundy, Austria, France, England, and Spain. Ceded briefly in the 1650s to Oliver Cromwell, it was bought back permanently from Charles II by Louis XIV in 1662. The town withstood an Anglo-Dutch bombardment in 1694 and an English siege in 1793. During the 19th cent. improvements were made on the harbor, and Dunkirk grew in commercial importance. During World War II, more than 300,000 Allied troops who were cut off from retreat on land by the German breakthrough to the French Channel ports were evacuated (May 26–June 4, 1940) from Dunkirk. The retreat was carried out by all kinds of available British craft, some manned by civilian volunteers, and was protected by the Royal Air Force. It is considered one of the epic actions of naval history. Bibliography See studies by P. Turnball (1978), J. Harris (1988), and H. Sebag-Montefiore (2006).
Dunkirk, city (1990 pop. 13,989), Chautauqua co., SW N.Y., on Lake Erie; founded c.1800, inc. as a city 1880. It is a port of entry and trades extensively with other Great Lakes' ports. Dunkirk, located in the grape belt, produces wines and other grape products. The city also manufactures steel, food products, and clothing. In 1946, Dunkirk developed a program to help DunkirkDunkirk
, Fr. Dunkerque, town (1990 pop. 71,071), Nord dept., N France, on the North Sea. It is a leading French port with daily ferry service to Ramsgate and Dover, England.
..... Click the link for more information. , France (for which it was named), recover from World War II. Other U.S. cities followed Dunkirk's example and established a program, called the One World Plan, to aid war-damaged European cities.Dunkirk340,000 British troops evacuated against long odds (1941). [Eur. Hist.: Van Doren, 475]See: Escape
Dunkirkcombined military-civilian operation rescued 340,000 British troops (1940). [Br. Hist.: Van Doren, 475]See: RescueAcronymsSeeDUKDunkirk
Related to Dunkirk: Maginot LineSynonyms for Dunkirknoun a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeatRelated Wordsnoun a seaport in northern France on the North SeaSynonymsnoun 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 fireSynonymsRelated Words- Second World War
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- World War II
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