DUNKIRK EVACUATION Synonyms

• the act of escaping physically

• an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

• an avoidance of danger or difficulty

• a means or way of escaping

• a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

• the discharge of a fluid from some container

• a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level

• run away from confinement

• fail to experience

• escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

• be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

• remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• issue or leak, as from a small opening

• the act of removing the contents of something

• the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

• the bodily process of discharging waste matter

• a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

• the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus

• (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

• a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

• (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

• (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

• an area where you can be alone

• withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

• the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

• pull back or move away or backward

• move away, as for privacy

• move back

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

• a retraction of a previously held position

• the act of taking out money or other capital

• the act of withdrawing

• avoiding emotional involvement

• the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.

• the act of ceasing to participate in an activity

• a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation

• formal separation from an alliance or federation

• the termination of drug taking

• a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II

• 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 crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat

• a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II

• 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