dunkirk

Noun
  1. A crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat (synset 114056350)
    "the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there"
    is a type of: crisis - an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  2. A seaport in northern France on the North Sea;
    Scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II (synset 108955751)
    is an 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
    same as: dunkerque
  3. 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 (synset 101280431)
    domain region: france, french republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
    is an instance of:
    • evacuation - the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
    • amphibious operation - a military operation by both land and sea forces
    is a part of: second world war, world war 2, world war ii - 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
    same as: dunkerque

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