dunkerque meaning and definition

DUNKERQUE noun

Definition of Dunkerque (noun)

1. a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
   • synonyms: Dunkirk
2. 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
   • synonyms: Dunkirk