[duhn-kurk] 
| 1. | French, Dun⋅kerque [dœn-kerk] . a seaport in N France: site of the evacuation of a British expeditionary force of over 330,000 men under German fire May 29–June 4, 1940. 83,759. |
| 2. | a period of crisis or emergency when drastic measures must be enforced: The smaller nations were facing a financial Dunkirk. |
| 3. | a city in W New York, on Lake Erie. 15,310. |
| Dun·kirk (dŭn'kûrk') A city of northern France on the North Sea. In World War II more than 330,000 Allied troops were evacuated from its beaches in the face of enemy fire (May-June 1940). Population: 69,500. |
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