Similar words: dunk, slam dunk, unkind, debunking, irk, shirk, quirk, smirk. Meaning: n. 1. a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat 2. a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II 3. 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.
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1. The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the Channel coast to Douai.
2. Worse things had happened on the retreat from Dunkirk.
3. Then at Dunkirk we set off on the first 400-mile stage to our overnight stop at Vandanesse.
4. Hence 60 years on the name Dunkirk still evokes images of triumph in the face of great odds.
5. There were crossings from Dunkirk at 8.30 and 1330 hours.
6. They were haunted by the fear of another Dunkirk and were anxious to remain strong in the Middle East.
7. They bought it at Dunkirk.
8. Here at Dunkirk is another English epic.
9. Dunkirk evacuation had taken part in the command.
10. Dozens of aircraft flares were dropped over Dunkirk by German bombers.
11. This picture shows how complex the evacuation from Dunkirk could be.
12. During World War my uncle was at Dunkirk and he says it was certainly no picnic.
13. The immediate effect could plainly be a Dunkirk for US foreign policy.
14. Lockhart, and was killed at the battle near Dunkirk against the Spaniards.
15. The shrapnel shot through Tom's steel helmet and lodged in his temple during the epic fighting at Dunkirk.
16. The story went that he was a dealer in jewels and furs who had been discharged from the army after Dunkirk.
17. Prices include ferry crossings on Sally Ferries from Ramsgate to Dunkirk.
18. Inside the briefing room of the Royaume Uni we hovered on the edge of Dunkirk as usual.
19. By 1839 it was under the control of Playne and Smith(sentencedict.com), whose main base was Dunkirk Mill.
20. No boats could be seen, all the big luggers had gone to Dunkirk, I had been told.
21. We still do not know whether Cancun someday as the Dunkirk of the Doha Round.
22. Hitler's sudden attacks come to a grinding halt at the water's edge in Dunkirk.
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23. This picture shows one shipload of British soldiers reaching safety at Dover after being evacuated from Dunkirk and shows just how tightly packed the rescue ships were.
24. This picture shows Allied troops waiting for evacuation from the beaches at Dunkirk.
25. She'll go sailing proudly down the years in the epic of Dunkirk.