Definition of D-day

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D-day
n. time of military action, date and time set for a military operation; June 6th 1944, date on which Allied troops invaded the beaches of Normandy in France and fought in heavy battles against Nazi troops

d day
time of military action, date and time set for a military operation; 6th of June 1944, date on which Allied troops invaded the beaches of Normandy France and fought in heavy battles against Nazi troops

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D-day Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

DOD Dictionary of Military Terms
D-day
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DOD Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations
D-day
unnamed day on which operations commence or are scheduled to commence
  


D-day Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

WordNet 2.0
D-day
Noun
1. day of the allied landing in France, World War II
(synonym) 6 June 1944
(hypernym) date, day of the month


D-day Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
D-Day
D-Day may also refer to Decimal Day in the United Kingdom.
D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar terms. The initial D in D-Day has had various meanings in the past, while more recently it has obtained the connotation of "Day" itself, thereby creating the phrase "Day-Day".

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