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Dunkerque
Dun·kirk D0426000 (dŭn′kûrk′) or Dun·kerque (dœN-kĕrk′) A city of northern France on the North Sea. In World War II more than 330,000 Allied troops were evacuated from its beaches in the face of enemy fire (May-June 1940).Dunkerque (French dœ̃kɛrk) n (Placename) a port in N France, on the Strait of Dover: scene of the evacuation of British and other Allied troops after the fall of France in 1940; industrial centre with an oil refinery and naval shipbuilding yards. Pop: 70 654 (2006). English name: Dunkirk Thesaurus| Noun | 1.Dunkerque - a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War IIDunkirk | | 2.Dunkerque - 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 fireDunkirkSecond World War, World War 2, World War II - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe |
Dunkerque
Dunkerque a port in N France, on the Strait of Dover: scene of the evacuation of British and other Allied troops after the fall of France in 1940; industrial centre with an oil refinery and naval shipbuilding yards. Pop.: 70 850 (1999) Dunkerque (Dunkirk), a city and port in northern France, on the North Sea coast, in the department of Nord. Population, 143,000 (1968; including suburbs). The total freight handled by the port in 1968 was about 18 million tons. The city is a railroad junction, linked with Dover (Great Britain) by railroad ferry, as well as an important junction of internal waterways. Metallurgy, ship building, the production of fishing equipment, oil refining, the manufacture of textiles, and food processing (chiefly the canning of fish) are important. It is also a center for the fishing industry. There is a sea resort nearby at Malo-les-Bains. Dunkerque was founded in the tenth century. During World War II it was the evacuation point for the British expeditionary force. Dunkerque
Synonyms for Dunkerquenoun a seaport in northern France on the North SeaSynonymsnoun 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 fireSynonymsRelated Words- Second World War
- World War 2
- World War II
- France
- French Republic
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