seaport in N France, on the North Sea: scene of the evacuation of over 300,000 Allied troops under fire (1940) as France fell to Germany: pop. 70,000
See Dunkirk in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dŭnˈkûrkˌ) or Dun·kerque(dœɴ-kĕrkˈ)
A city of northern France on the North Sea. In World War II more than 330,000 Allied troops were evacuated from its beaches in the face of enemy fire (May-June 1940). Population: 69,500.