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Definition of D-day
1. Noun. Date of the Allied landing in France, World War II.
Definition of D-day
1. Noun. (historic) June 6, 1944, the date during World War II when the Allies invaded western Europe. ¹
2. Noun. (figuratively) The date of any major event planned for the future. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of D-day
Literary usage of D-day
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Pauline Hanson's One Nation, Pauline Hanson (1904)
"... buried the Sixteenth October Anno p'd' day of October Anno p'd' 32. Stephen
Winder, Buried the Thirtieth day of October Anno p'd' Mariages in This ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1824)
"... let me betid to Heaven's decree, beat high, Support this drooping soul of
mine ; Day follow'd day without a sigh ; Oh ! teach me humbly to resign ! ..."
3. pennsylvania archives by Pennsylvania State Library, Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth (1878)
"Given undr my hand & seal wlh y Scale of y Colony at ffort James in New York this
22"d day of November in y 21" yeare of his Ma"° Reigne ..."
4. Green Light!: Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Tell Their Story by Martin Wolfe (1989)
"All the D-Day glider missions, both pre-dawn and dusk, were vital for the success
of the ... During all of D-Day, and for at least one addditional day, ..."
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