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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat;
- Example: "the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there"

2. a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II;
[syn: Dunkirk, 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;
[syn: Dunkirk, Dunkerque]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dunkirk \Dunkirk\ prop. n.
   the name of a town and a battle fought there, in World War II
   (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from
   the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy
   fire. Most of the forces were safely evacuated to England.

   Syn: Dunkerque.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Dunkirk
    n 1: 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: a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the
       evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
       [syn: Dunkirk, 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 [syn:
       Dunkirk, Dunkerque]


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Dunkirk, NY -- U.S. city in New York
   Population (2000):    13131
   Housing Units (2000): 6071
   Land area (2000):     4.528592 sq. miles (11.728998 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.043229 sq. miles (0.111963 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.571821 sq. miles (11.840961 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            21105
   Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
   Location:             42.482959 N, 79.329818 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Dunkirk, NY
    Dunkirk



U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Dunkirk, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
   Population (2000):    952
   Housing Units (2000): 396
   Land area (2000):     0.666379 sq. miles (1.725914 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.058730 sq. miles (0.152111 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.725109 sq. miles (1.878025 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            22946
   Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
   Location:             40.788588 N, 83.644688 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     45836
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Dunkirk, OH
    Dunkirk



U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Dunkirk, IN -- U.S. city in Indiana
   Population (2000):    2646
   Housing Units (2000): 1214
   Land area (2000):     1.125298 sq. miles (2.914509 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.125298 sq. miles (2.914509 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            19054
   Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
   Location:             40.374392 N, 85.209734 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     47336
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Dunkirk, IN
    Dunkirk



U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Dunkirk, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
   Population (2000):    2363
   Housing Units (2000): 773
   Land area (2000):     6.776007 sq. miles (17.549778 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.501595 sq. miles (1.299126 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    7.277602 sq. miles (18.848904 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            24062
   Located within:       Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
   Location:             38.713499 N, 76.670070 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     20754
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Dunkirk, MD
    Dunkirk