DUNKIRK


Meaning of DUNKIRK in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' d ə n- ˌ k ə rk, ˌ d ə n- '

Function: noun

Etymology: Dunkirk or Dunkerque, France, scene of the evacuation of Allied forces in 1940

Date: 1941

1 : a retreat to avoid total defeat

2 : a crisis situation that requires a desperate last effort to forestall certain failure <a Dunkirk for U.S. foreign policy ― Time >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.