dunkirk in English

noun
1
a port in northern France; population 70,654 (2006). It was the scene of the evacuation of 335,000 Allied troops in 1940 by warships, requisitioned civilian ships, and a host of small boats while under constant German attack from the air. French name Dunkerque.

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1. They bought it at Dunkirk.

2. Creations Hair Salon, Dunkirk, Maryland

3. This is the epic of Dunkirk.

4. Here at Dunkirk is another English epic.

5. Dunkirk evacuation had taken part in the command.

6. Worse things had happened on the retreat from Dunkirk.

7. Dunkirk Defiant: Brexit and Resisting Extortionists Who Use Debt as Blitzkriegs

8. There were crossings from Dunkirk at 30 and 1330 hours.

9. She made one trip to Dunkirk during the night of 28/29 May and was caught in Dunkirk harbour by German Stukas during the following day.

10. Prices include ferry crossings on Sally Ferries from Ramsgate to Dunkirk.

11. Dozens of aircraft flares were dropped over Dunkirk by German bombers.

12. This picture shows Allied troops waiting for evacuation from the beaches at Dunkirk.

13. To this was subordinated the Vice-Admiralty of Flanders in Dunkirk.

14. This picture shows how complex the evacuation from Dunkirk could be.

15. She'll go sailing proudly down the years in the epic of Dunkirk.

16. The immediate effect could plainly be a Dunkirk for US foreign policy.

17. Lockhart, and was killed at the battle near Dunkirk against the Spaniards.

18. Dunkirk was again the most discussed film that week according to ComScore.

19. 60.3 Powell likens Fed’s COVID response to Dunkirk———Part 3 Summary———Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Analogized the central bank actions in March 2020 to the heroic evacuation of soldiers from Dunkirk in WW2

20. Hitler's sudden attacks come to a grinding halt at the water's edge in Dunkirk.

21. She was then transferred to Dover Command to assist in Operation Dynamo, the Dunkirk evacuation.

22. Unfortunately for the Germans, the bulk of the British Army escaped from the port of Dunkirk.

23. Hence 60 years on the name Dunkirk still evokes images of triumph in the face of great odds.

24. During World War my uncle was at Dunkirk and he says it was certainly no picnic.

25. He proofread Of Human Bondage at a location near Dunkirk during a lull in his ambulance duties.

26. By 1839 it was under the control of Playne and Smith, whose main base was Dunkirk Mill.

27. Then at Dunkirk we set off on the first 400-mile stage to our overnight stop at Vandanesse.

28. The ship was transferred from the Western Approaches Command on 30 May to support the evacuation from Dunkirk.

29. The shrapnel shot through Tom's steel helmet and lodged in his temple during the epic fighting at Dunkirk.

30. 30 The shrapnel shot through Tom's steel helmet and lodged in his temple during the epic fighting at Dunkirk.

31. They were haunted by the fear of another Dunkirk and were anxious to remain strong in the Middle East.

32. Besides the Luftwaffe's bombs, German heavy artillery (which had just come within range) also fired high-explosive shells into Dunkirk.

33. The story went that he was a dealer in jewels and furs who had been discharged from the army after Dunkirk.

34. Hyder Alam, MD is a Internal Medicine Specialist in Dunkirk, NY and has over 37 years of experience in the medical field

35. Some 84 barges were sunk in Dunkirk after another raid on 17 September and by 19 September, almost 200 barges had been sunk.

36. Flood-hit residents, Buoyed by the ' Dunkirk spirit ' at the height of the crisis, now face the grim reality of life in temporary accommodation

37. This picture shows one shipload of British soldiers reaching safety at Dover after being evacuated from Dunkirk and shows just how tightly packed the rescue ships were.

38. ASSENT No 30/83 given by the Council, pursuant to Article 54, second paragraph, of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, to financing for the installation by the Compagnie Française des Aciers spéciaux of a new axle forge in the Usine des Dunes (Dunkirk)

39. ASSENT NO 30/83 GIVEN BY THE COUNCIL, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 54, SECOND PARAGRAPH, OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, TO FINANCING FOR THE INSTALLATION BY THE COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DES ACIERS SPECIAUX OF A NEW AXLE FORGE IN THE USINE DES DUNES (DUNKIRK)

40. In a letter dated 13 July 1983 the Commission of the European Communities requested the assent of the Council of the European Communities, pursuant to Article 54, second paragraph, of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, to financing for the installation by the Compagnie Française des Aciers spéciaux, of a new axle forge in the Usine des Dunes (Dunkirk).