Definition of Dunkerque

Noun: Dunkerque  ,dún'kurk or 'dún,kurk

1. A seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
   - 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
   - Dunkirk

See also:
Dunker
Dunkers

Anagrams containing the word Dunkerque

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