D-Day

noun

D-Day

noun

Etymology The D stands for day; compare H-hour.

1

Government, Military, Politics, War Figuratively The date of any major event planned for the future.

A Ukrainian D-day is expected in weeks.2023 April 2, Dan Sabbagh, Ed Ram, “Surrounded and outgunned, Ukraine’s tank crews prepare for battle of Bakhmut”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:

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