2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dunkerque \Dunkerque\ prop. n. the name of a town and a battle fought there, in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire. Most of the forces were safely evacuated to England. Syn: Dunkirk. [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Dunkerque n : a city in northern France on the North Sea where in World War II (1940) 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire [syn: {Dunkirk}]
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