Dunkirk

(noun.) 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.

(noun.) a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II.

(noun.) a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat; 'the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there'.

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• But Mrs. Dunkirk had qualms and yearnings about her daughter, who had long been regarded as lost both to God and her parents. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He moved a step or two till he was in front of Will, and said with full-mouthed haste, Excuse me, Mr. Ladislaw--was your mother's name Sarah Dunkirk? 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• These are Alsace, the three bishoprics of Mentz, Toul, and Verdun, and the three cities of Dunkirk, Bayonne, and Marseilles. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Dunkirk, which Cromwell had taken, had already been sold back to France. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Efforts to find her must be made before Mrs. Dunkirk would marry again. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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