dunkerque
/dyŋ'kɛRk/
noun
9 letters2 syllables23 points in Scrabble®26 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
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.
2
A seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II.
WORD FORMS
Starts withD
Ends withE
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®23 points
Words With Friends®26 points
Double word46 points
Triple word69 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinunkerqueday
Starts & ends withD … E
Syllablesdun · kerque
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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