D-Day

D-Day

English

Etymology

The D stands for day; compare H-hour.

Proper noun

D-Day

1. (historical) 6 June 1944, the date when the Allies invaded western Europe in World War II.

Coordinate terms

• VE Day
• VJ Day
• X-Day
• Y-Day

Translations

6 June 1944

Czech: Den D m Danish: D-dag c French: Jour J (fr) Galician: O día D m German: D-Day (de) m Norwegian: Bokmål: Operasjon Overlord, D-dagen m Spanish: Día D m

Noun

D-Day (plural D-Days)

1. (figuratively) The date of any major event planned for the future.

Alternative forms

• D-day

Synonyms

• X-Day

Coordinate terms

• H-hour

Translations

date of any major event planned for the future

Czech: den D m French: Jour J (fr) Galician: O día D m German: Tag X m Indonesian: Hari-H Norwegian: Bokmål: D-dag m Spanish: Día D m Vietnamese: ngày N (vi)

Further reading

• D-Day on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• D-Day (military term) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Addy, Dady, addy, dyad