Dunkirk (n.)a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat;
Dunkirk (n.)a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II;
Synonyms: Dunkerque
Dunkirk (n.)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;
Synonyms: Dunkerque