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Dunkirk (iou)



Dunkirk noun. L16.
[Seaport of France (French Dunkerque). Cf. DUN noun2.]
A privateer (from Dunkirk). Long obsolete exc. Hist. L16.
(The scene of) a withdrawal under fire such as or comparable with the evacuation of British forces in France from Dunkirk between 29 May and 3 June, 1940; a momentous crisis. M20.
Comb.: Dunkirk spirit refusal to surrender or despair in a time of crisis.
Dunkirker noun (a) a native or inhabitant of Dunkirk; (b) (obsolete exc. Hist.) = DUNKIRK 1: L16.