Dunkerque
/ (French dœ̃kɛrk) /
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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How to use Dunkerque in a sentence
Our story of being curious airmen from Dunkerque is believed.
'Green Balls' | Paul BewsherWe were told to return to Luxeuil, whence we were to fly to Dunkerque.
'Green Balls' | Paul BewsherNearer and nearer to Dunkerque and its line of docks and its ramparts we drew.
'Green Balls' | Paul BewsherOut to sea we flew till we were off Dunkerque, and then we turned in towards the coast.
'Green Balls' | Paul BewsherDelambre and Méchain were commissioned to measure an arc going from Dunkerque to Barcelona.
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