What is the meaning of dunkerque?

noun

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