Meaning Of The Word Maginot line
What's the definition of Maginot line? Find Maginot line meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.
Maginot line Meaning
| Maginot line Definition |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Maginot line?
Maginot line in British English
a system of heavy fortifications built before WWII on the E frontier of France: it failed to prevent invasion by the Nazi armies a zone of heavy defensive fortifications erected by France along its eastern border in the years preceding World War II, but outflanked in 1940 when the German army attacked through Belgium noun: a line of fortifications built by France to defend its border with Germany prior to World War II; it proved ineffective against the German invasion |
More Definitions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Definitions Of The Day
- Incisiform ‐ adjective: having the shape of an…
- Legislature ‐ a body of persons given the responsibility and…
- Oliphant ‐ noun: Sir Mark Laurence Elwin. 1901–2000, British…
- Labour movement ‐ noun
- Merry widow ‐ a woman's undergarment combining a bra, often…
- Folinic acid ‐ the active substance, C20 H23N7 O7, into which…
- Saprolite ‐ completely decomposed rock lying in its original…
- Lower California ‐ Baja California; noun: a mountainous peninsula…
- Motorized ‐ A motorized vehicle has…
- Pontifical College ‐ noun: a major theological college under the direct…