dunkirk
IPA: dˈʌnkɝk
Root Word: Dunkirk
noun
- Dunkerque, a town in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- A hamlet in Hawkesbury parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7886).
- A village in Kent, England.
- A city in Indiana, United States.
- A city in New York, United States.
- A village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States.
- A town in Wisconsin, United States.
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Examples of "dunkirk" in Sentences
- Dunkirk stood for about the week.
- Yes it is the same as the french Dunkirk.
- Her port of registry was changed to Dunkirk.
- The city is surrounded by the town of Dunkirk.
- He was also involved in the Dunkirk evacuation.
- This paper is the Dunkirk of literary journalism.
- The evacuation of Dunkirk was a retreat, not a surrender.
- Clem takes his motorboat to assist in the Dunkirk evacuation.
- He was adjutant of the Regiment during the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940.
- It took part in the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk.