| NOUN | state | Dunkirk | a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat |
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| location | Dunkirk, Dunkerque | a seaport in northern France on the North Sea | |
| act | Dunkirk, Dunkerque | 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 |
| Sounds | dah'nkerk | |
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| Rhymes | artwork ... work: 53 rhymes with erk... | |
| Meaning | A crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat. | |
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| Broader | crisis | An unstable / unstable situation of extreme / extreme danger or difficulty |
| Meaning | A seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II. | |
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| Synonym | Dunkerque | |
| Instance of | port | A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country |
| town | An urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | Dunkerque | |
| Instance of | amphibious operation | A military operation by both land and sea forces |
| evacuation | The act of evacuating | |
| Part of | World War II, World War 2, Second World War | A war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945 |
| Region | France, French Republic | A republic in western Europe |
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