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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 | ||||||||
| 69% | 9 | French city where the evacuation of British and Allied troops took place in 1940 | ||||||
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 | ||||||||
| 40% | 9 | Evacuation or evacuation order | ||||||
noun • the act of dispersing or diffusing something | ||||||||
French Port Scene Of A 1940 Allied Evacuation Crossword Clue
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Updated: October 13, 2023
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