Dunkirk spiritnoun [ S or U ]
uk/ˈdʌnkɜːk ˌspɪr.ɪt/us/ˈdʌnkɝːk ˌspɪr.ət/UKwillingness by a group of people who are in a bad situation to all help each other:
There was a Dunkirk spirit in the village during the floods.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Helping and co-operating
- a good/bad turn idiom
- abet
- aid
- assist
- assistance
- avail
- bridge
- give sb a leg up idiom
- give/lend sb a helping hand idiom
- go a long way toward(s) doing sth idiom
- hang
- hang together
- platform
- reach
- run errands idiom
- scene
- see sb through sth
- share a platform idiom
- start sb off
- succour
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