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noun • recovery or preservation from loss or danger verb • free from harm or evil • take forcibly from legal custody | ||||||||
| 42% | 7 | Survivor of Dunkirk: 1940 | ||||||
noun • a person who has been evacuated from a dangerous place | ||||||||
| 34% | 9 | Location of the Battle of Dunkirk in World War II | ||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
Dunkirk Event 1940
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RESCUE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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RESCUE
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| New York Times27 Apr 1990 | Across 44 | |
| New York Times29 Apr 1978 | Down 9 | |
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