2007-12-09 11:25:32 · 6 answers · asked by Steven B 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day
2007-12-09 11:32:19 · answer #1 · answered by Judi L 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to the site below, in military parlance/speak instead of just saying, Day, they repeat the first letter to emphasize that this is the day that the operation will start, not on any other day, but this day. There is only ever one D-Day for each operation and timelines are all related to it - so you can end up with the term D+3 for three days after D-Day ......
Wikipedia is also helpful
2007-12-09 19:33:13 · answer #2 · answered by Cathy J, Librarian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's meant to mean Day. Like D as is Day. So it literally means Day-Day.
2007-12-09 19:30:45 · answer #3 · answered by Kaylee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't actually have one meaning, the initial D in D-Day has had various meanings in the past, while more recently it has obtained the connotation of "Day" itself, thereby creating the phrase "Day-Day
2007-12-09 19:37:21 · answer #4 · answered by Chris M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Debarkation.
2007-12-09 19:29:24 · answer #5 · answered by jimmymae2000 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i thought it stood for doom, as in dooms-day
2007-12-09 19:34:02 · answer #6 · answered by shorti 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋