Dunkirk (community), Wisconsin
WordNet

noun


(1)   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
(2)   A seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
(3)   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"
 
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