ALL meanings of dunkerque
Dun·kirk
D d - noun dunkerque French Dunkerque [dœn-kerk] /dœ̃ˈkɛrk/ (Show IPA). a seaport in N France: site of the evacuation of a British expeditionary force of over 330,000 men under German fire May 29–June 4, 1940. 1
- noun dunkerque a period of crisis or emergency when drastic measures must be enforced: The smaller nations were facing a financial Dunkirk. 1
- noun dunkerque a city in W New York, on Lake Erie. 1
- noun dunkerque a port in N France, on the Strait of Dover: scene of the evacuation of British and other Allied troops after the fall of France in 1940; industrial centre with an oil refinery and naval shipbuilding yards. Pop: 70 654 (2006) 0
- abbreviation DUNKERQUE Dunkirk 0
- noun dunkerque cabinet. 0