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D-day
[ dee-dey ]
noun
- Military. the day, usually unspecified, set for the beginning of a planned attack.
- June 6, 1944, the day of the invasion of western Europe by Allied forces in World War II.
- Informal. any day of special significance, as one marking an important event or goal.
D-day
noun
- the day, June 6, 1944, on which the Allied invasion of Europe began
- the day on which any large-scale operation is planned to start
D-Day
- The code name for the first day of a military attack, especially the American and British invasion of German-occupied France during World War II on June 6, 1944 ( see invasion of Normandy ). This marked the beginning of the victory of the Allies in Europe . Germany surrendered less than a year later.
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Example Sentences
It must have been one of the big highs of the war, to be in London and hit the pubs during the last two months before D-Day.
For the citizens of that city, this event has a deeper, more sentimental meaning than even D-Day.
Williams interviewed and profiled four D-Day veterans, showing his sensitive side without ever seeming maudlin.
D-Day was the first successful opposed landing on French territory—the country was held by the Nazis—in over 800 years.
D-Day was 70 years ago, and to midshipmen of today, it is all but ancient history.
The end of a perfect d-day she tried to grin, her teeth chattering with cold.
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