/dun"kerrk/ , n.
1. French, Dunkerque /dueonn kerddk"/ . a seaport in N France: site of the evacuation of a British expeditionary force of over 330,000 men under German fire May 29-June 4, 1940. 83,759.
2. a period of crisis or emergency when drastic measures must be enforced: The smaller nations were facing a financial Dunkirk.
3. a city in W New York, on Lake Erie. 15,310.