prop. n. the name of a town and a battle fought there, in World War II (1940) when 330, 000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire. Most of the forces were safely evacuated to England.
Syn. -- Dunkerque. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Scot.; cf. Icel. kirkja, of Greek origin. See Church. ] A church or the church, in the various senses of the word; esp., the Church of Scotland as distinguished from other reformed churches, or from the Roman Catholic Church. [ Scot. ] Jamieson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] Turned upward; bent. [ Obs. ] Rom. of R. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Kirkmen [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A clergyman or officer in a kirk. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A member of the Church of Scotland, as distinguished from a member of another communion. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A churchyard. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ So called from the battle of Steinkirk, in 1692, on which occasion the French nobles had no time to arrange their lace neckcloths. ] A kind of neckcloth worn in a loose and disorderly fashion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Steenkirk. [ 1913 Webster ]