variants
or D-day
: a day set for launching an operation
specifically
: June 6, 1944, on which Allied forces began the invasion of France in World War II
Examples of D-Day in a Sentence
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This particular ship was part of the back-up force for the troops going ashore at Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day.
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Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
The announcement comes just one day after the K-pop rapper/singer/songwriter ended his Agust D trek in support of his debut album D-Day.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
The group will celebrate its 60th year in 2024 and has been invited to perform in Normandy, France, in June in the ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing.
—John S. Matuszak, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2023
In fact, in a 2008 interview with ESPN, Tuberville said his father went into Europe days after D-Day - not on D-Day.
—Glenn Kessler, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2023
The exact number of people killed in the fighting is unknown, but research by the U.S. National D-Day Memorial Foundation estimates there were over 4,000 Allied deaths and between 4,000 and 9,000 German losses on D-Day.
—USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
Seventy-nine years ago, on June 6, 1944, more than 156,000 Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on D-Day.
—Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 6 June 2023
Cécile Dumont, 92, is one of the few D-Day witnesses still alive.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 6 June 2023
The exact number of people killed in the fighting is unknown, but research by the U.S. National D-Day Memorial Foundation estimates there were over 4,000 Allied deaths and between 4,000 and 9,000 German losses on D-Day.
—USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
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Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
The announcement comes just one day after the K-pop rapper/singer/songwriter ended his Agust D trek in support of his debut album D-Day.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
The group will celebrate its 60th year in 2024 and has been invited to perform in Normandy, France, in June in the ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing.
—John S. Matuszak, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2023
In fact, in a 2008 interview with ESPN, Tuberville said his father went into Europe days after D-Day - not on D-Day.
—Glenn Kessler, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2023
The exact number of people killed in the fighting is unknown, but research by the U.S. National D-Day Memorial Foundation estimates there were over 4,000 Allied deaths and between 4,000 and 9,000 German losses on D-Day.
—USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
Seventy-nine years ago, on June 6, 1944, more than 156,000 Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on D-Day.
—Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 6 June 2023
Cécile Dumont, 92, is one of the few D-Day witnesses still alive.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 6 June 2023
The exact number of people killed in the fighting is unknown, but research by the U.S. National D-Day Memorial Foundation estimates there were over 4,000 Allied deaths and between 4,000 and 9,000 German losses on D-Day.
—USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
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Word History
Etymology
D, abbreviation for day
First Known Use
1918, in the meaning defined above
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“D-Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/D-Day. Accessed 29 Sep. 2023.
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