Dunkirk,

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dunkirk \Dunkirk\ 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: Dunkerque.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Dunkirk
       n 1: 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"
       2: 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: {Dunkerque}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Dunkirk, IN (city, FIPS 19054)
    Location: 40.37352 N, 85.20793 W
    Population (1990): 2739 (1227 housing units)
    Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 47336
  Dunkirk, MD
    Zip code(s): 20754
  Dunkirk, NY (city, FIPS 21105)
    Location: 42.56541 N, 79.32413 W
    Population (1990): 13989 (5952 housing units)
    Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 94.9 sq km (water)
  Dunkirk, OH (village, FIPS 22946)
    Location: 40.78764 N, 83.64254 W
    Population (1990): 869 (360 housing units)
    Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 45836

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Dunkirk, NY -- U.S. city in New York
     Population (2000):    13131
     Housing Units (2000): 6071
     Land area (2000):     4.528592 sq. miles (11.728998 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.043229 sq. miles (0.111963 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.571821 sq. miles (11.840961 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            21105
     Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
     Location:             42.482959 N, 79.329818 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Dunkirk, NY
      Dunkirk
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Dunkirk, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
     Population (2000):    952
     Housing Units (2000): 396
     Land area (2000):     0.666379 sq. miles (1.725914 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.058730 sq. miles (0.152111 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.725109 sq. miles (1.878025 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            22946
     Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
     Location:             40.788588 N, 83.644688 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     45836
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Dunkirk, OH
      Dunkirk
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Dunkirk, IN -- U.S. city in Indiana
     Population (2000):    2646
     Housing Units (2000): 1214
     Land area (2000):     1.125298 sq. miles (2.914509 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.125298 sq. miles (2.914509 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            19054
     Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
     Location:             40.374392 N, 85.209734 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     47336
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Dunkirk, IN
      Dunkirk
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Dunkirk, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
     Population (2000):    2363
     Housing Units (2000): 773
     Land area (2000):     6.776007 sq. miles (17.549778 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.501595 sq. miles (1.299126 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    7.277602 sq. miles (18.848904 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            24062
     Located within:       Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
     Location:             38.713499 N, 76.670070 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     20754
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Dunkirk, MD
      Dunkirk