Dunkerque

/ (French dœ̃kɛrk) /

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noun

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: 70 850 (1999)English name: Dunkirk (dʌnˈkɜːk)

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Words nearby Dunkerque

dunite, duniwassal, dunk, Dunkel, Dunker, Dunkerque, dunking, Dunkirk, dunk shot, Dun Laoghaire, Dunlap

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How to use Dunkerque in a sentence

Our story of being curious airmen from Dunkerque is believed.
'Green Balls'|Paul Bewsher
We were told to return to Luxeuil, whence we were to fly to Dunkerque.
'Green Balls'|Paul Bewsher
Nearer and nearer to Dunkerque and its line of docks and its ramparts we drew.
'Green Balls'|Paul Bewsher
Out to sea we flew till we were off Dunkerque, and then we turned in towards the coast.
'Green Balls'|Paul Bewsher

Delambre and Méchain were commissioned to measure an arc going from Dunkerque to Barcelona.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar