Word
Dunkirk
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
dun-kirk
Definition
- 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
- noun - A seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
- noun - A crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat
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