d-day

1. 1.

   date of the Allied landing in France, World War II

   Synonyms6 June 1944

   Broaderdate

Questions about d-day

What does d-day mean?

d-day means "date of the Allied landing in France, World War II".

How many syllables are in d-day?

d-day has 1 syllable: d-day.

What is another word for d-day?

Close synonyms include 6 June 1944. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is d-day a common word?

d-day is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.