Meaning Of The Word Maginot line
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Maginot line Meaning
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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 |
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