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adjective satellite • of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster) | ||||||||
| 29% | 7 | Crisis where a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat? | ||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
| 28% | 7 | Make a desperate effort whatever the consequences | ||||||
adjective satellite • desperately determined | ||||||||
Desperate As An Effort Crossword Clue
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Updated: October 11, 2023
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