Nearby Dunkirk Synonyms

Definitions for Nearby


  • (adjective) not being distant in time, space, or significance
  • (adverb) at, within, or to a short distance or time
  • (adverb) not far away in relative terms

Definitions for Dunkirk


  • (noun) a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
  • (noun) 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
  • (noun) a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat