D-Day Word Search
Free D-Day word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: NORMANDY, INVASION, LIBERATION, ALLIED, AXIS, BEACHES, SECTOR, HEDGEROW, BUNKERS, OMAHA, UTAH, JUNO.
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D-Day word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- INVASION /ɪnˈveɪʒən/ · noun
- An act of entering a territory by force, especially an armed attack or occupation. It can also refer to an unwelcome intrusion into someone's privacy, rights, or established boundaries. Related: incursion, inroad, intrusion, penetration.
- LIBERATION /ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən/ · noun
- The act or process of freeing someone or something from confinement, control, oppression, or an unwanted condition. It also refers to the achievement of political independence, social equality, or freedom from an oppressive system. Related: release, freedom, emancipation, independence.
- ALLIED /ˈælaɪd/ · adjective
- Joined by a formal agreement or treaty, especially for political or military purposes; closely connected or associated with something else. Related: associated, affiliated, confederate, united.
- AXIS /ˈæksɪs/ · noun
- An imaginary straight line about which a body rotates or around which an object is symmetrically arranged; more broadly, a central line or reference line used to describe or measure position, movement, or structure. Related: pivot, hinge, spindle, shaft.
- BEACHES /ˈbiː.tʃɪz/ · noun (plural); verb (third-person singular present)
- Beaches are the plural of 'beach': stretches of sand, pebbles, or shingle along the edge of a sea, lake, or river. As a verb, 'beaches' means grounds or drives a boat onto a shore. Related: shores, coasts, seashores, sands.
- SECTOR /ˈsektər/ · noun and verb
- A sector is a distinct area, division, or portion of a larger organization, economy, or geographical space. As a verb, it means to divide something into sectors. Related: division, branch, area, field.
- HEDGEROW /ˈhedʒ.ə.rəʊ/ · noun
- A continuous row of shrubs, bushes, or small trees planted or growing along a boundary, especially between fields. Related: hedge, hedge bank, hedge line, boundary hedge.
- BUNKERS /ˈbʌŋkərz/ · noun
- Plural of bunker: fortified underground shelters, sand hazards on a golf course, or storage containers for fuel. Related: shelters, hazards, traps.
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