NORMANDY LANDINGS

Meaning of NORMANDY LANDINGS in English

ˌNormandy ˈLandings, the BrE AmE

the arrival of the ↑ Allies on the coast of Normandy in 1944, when they began to force German soldiers to leave France. The day on which they landed, 6 June 1944, is called ↑ D-Day .

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NORMANDY — Normandy BrE AmE ˈnɔːm ənd i AmE \ ˈnɔːrm-
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NORMANDY — сущ.; ист. Нормандия Normandy
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NORMANDY — сущ.; ист. Нормандия Normandy
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LANDINGS — Приземления
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NORMANDY — Нормандия
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NORMANDY — n геогр. ист. Нормандия
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NORMANDY — сущ.; истор.Нормандия
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NORMANDY — сущ. ; ист. Нормандия
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NORMANDY — сущ.; ист. Нормандия
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NORMANDY — _n. _ист. Нормандия
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NORMANDY — n. ист. Нормандия
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NORMANDY — Нормандия
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NORMANDY — ист. обл. Нормандия Нормандия
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NORMANDY — сущ.; ист. Нормандия Normandy
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LANDINGS — Приземления
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NORMANDY — сущ.; ист. Нормандия Normandy
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STAIRWAY — noun Date: 1767 one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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SOCK IN — transitive verb Etymology: (wind) sock Date: 1944 to close to takeoffs or landings by aircraft , to restrict from flying
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PAD — I. verb (~ded; ~ding) Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch ~en to follow a path, from ~ path Date: 1553 transitive …
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NORMANDY INVASION
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LANDING — land ‧ ing /ˈlændɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the action of bringing an aircraft down to …
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UNSCHEDULED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Bad weather forced the pilots to make an unscheduled landing. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
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MOON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES crescent moon ▪ a crescent moon full moon half moon moon boot Moon landings …
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LANDING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES crash landing ▪ He was forced to make a crash-landing in the desert. forced landing …
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INVASION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an invasion of privacy ▪ Random drug testing of employees is an invasion of privacy. …
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CRASH
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D-DAY — 1. 6 June 1944, the day on which the Allies landed in Normandy, northern France, during World War II . …
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