dunkirk
/dənkɜrk/
noun
7 letters2 syllables16 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
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.
3
A crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat.
WORD FORMS
Starts withD
Ends withK
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinunkirkday
Starts & ends withD … K
Syllablesdun · kirk
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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