Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Dunkirk | Yes | No | No | No |
crisis | Yes | No | No | No |
Dunkirk (noun) | crisis (noun) |
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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 | a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something |
a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II | an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty |
a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat |