D-Day

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˈD-Day f102 [D-Day] BrE NAmE noun uncountable
a date on which sth important is expected to happen From the name given to 6 June 1944, the day on which the British, US and other armies landed on the beaches of northern France in the Second World War.

Culture:
The Allies were led by General Eisenhower, and defeated the German forces defending the beaches. The secret name of the landings was ‘Overlord’. They are often also called the ↑Normandy landings. The ‚D’ is short for ‚day’. In the First World War H-hour was used for the time of a planned attack.
See also ↑Mulberry harbours
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• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  D-day, 6 June 1944