Dunkirk spirit

Dunkirk spirit
The spirit of the British public pulling together to overcome times of adversity.
See Also: Dunkirk jack

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  • dunkirk spirit — (UK) Dunkirk spirit is when people pull together to get through a very difficult time …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • dunkirk spirit — (UK)    Dunkirk spirit is when people pull together to get through a very difficult time.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Dunkirk spirit —   (UK)   Dunkirk spirit is when people pull together to get through a very difficult time …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • Dunkirk spirit — Dunkirk spir|it, the a determination to succeed despite being in a difficult or impossible situation, which many people think is a typical British quality. The expression comes from the attitude shown by British people who went to Dunkirk in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • (the) Dunkirk spirit — the Dunkirk spirit UK [ˌdʌnkɜː(r)k ˈspɪrɪt] US [ˈdʌnkɜrk ˌspɪrɪt] noun Etymology From the brave attitude of people who went in small boats from England to Dunkirk, on the French coast, to rescue soldiers from the German army during the Second… …   Useful english dictionary

  • the Dunkirk spirit — UK [ˌdʌnkɜː(r)k ˈspɪrɪt] / US [ˈdʌnkɜrk ˌspɪrɪt] noun an attitude of being very strong in a difficult situation and refusing to accept defeat • Etymology: From the brave attitude of people who went in small boats from England to Dunkirk, on the… …   English dictionary

  • Dunkirk evacuation — v · …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of Dunkirk — This article is about the World War II battle in 1940. For details about the major evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, see Dunkirk evacuation. For the other battles of the same name, see Battle of Dunkirk (disambiguation). Battle of Dunkirk …   Wikipedia

  • Little ships of Dunkirk — The little ships of Dunkirk were 700 private boats that sailed from Ramsgate in England to Dunkirk in France between May 26 and June 4, 1940 as part of Operation Dynamo , the rescue of over 300,000 British and French soldiers, who were trapped on …   Wikipedia

  • MS Ostend Spirit — Career Name: 1991 1998: Prins Filip 1998 1999: Stena Royal 1999 2002: POSL Aquitaine 2002 2003 …   Wikipedia

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