dunkerque

Noun dunkerque has 2 senses

• dunkerque(n = noun.location) dunkirk - a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II; Array
is a kind of port, town

• dunkerque(n = noun.act) dunkirk - an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire; Array
is a kind of evacuation, amphibious operation
is a part of second world war, world war 2, world war ii