Dunkerque, a town in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. / A hamlet in Hawkesbury parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7886). / A village in Kent, England.

(historical) A commerce raider who operated a warship in the service of the Spanish Empire, during the Dutch Revolt, from the ports of the Flemish coast: Nieuwpoort, Ostend, and in particular Dunkirk.

plural of Dunkirker

(UK, idiomatic) The spirit of the British public pulling together to overcome times of adversity.