noun Etymology: ~ or Dunkerque, France, scene of the evacuation of Allied forces in 1940 Date: 1941 a retreat to avoid total defeat, a crisis situation that requires a desperate last effort to forestall certain failure
DUNKIRK
Meaning of DUNKIRK in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012