Synonyms for dunkirk
dunkirk

Princeton's WordNet

1. Dunkirknoun

   a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat

   "the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there"

2. Dunkirk, Dunkerquenoun

   a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II

3. Dunkirk, Dunkerquenoun

   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

Matched Categories

1. • Amphibious Operation
   • Crisis
   • Evacuation
   • Port
   • Town

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1. List of paraphrases for "dunkirk":

   dunkerque

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1. Peter Hargreaves:

   It will be like Dunkirk again.

2. Mick Mulroy:

   Former deputy assistant secretary of defense and ABC News analyst Mick Mulroy is part of both Task Force Pineapple and Task Force Dunkirk, who are assisting former Afghan comrades. They never wavered. I and many of my friends are here today because of their bravery in battle. We owe them all effort to get them out and honor our word, Mulroy said.

3. Darlene Cooley:

   His mother's wishes were that if he was ever to be found that he would be buried in Dunkirk.

4. Kelly Kwamsoos:

   At the end of the movie I ran down the stairs and he was just wiping his tears away and I was able to shake his hand and give him a proper salute, i really hope that the younger generations can understand what it was like and really count their blessings. We’re so lucky. Sturdy advises younger generations to keep thinking about the events of Dunkirk.

5. Russell Worth Parker:

   Task Force Dunkirk was kind of the command element, we were a bunch of older guys with a lot of connections and a lot of numbers in our phones who could call and break down barriers.