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hindenburg line

Hin·den·burg line
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hin-duh n-burg lahyn]
    • /ˈhɪn dənˌbɜrg laɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hin-duh n-burg lahyn]
    • /ˈhɪn dənˌbɜrg laɪn/

Definitions of hindenburg line words

  • noun hindenburg line a line of elaborate fortifications established by the German army in World War I, near the French-Belgian border, from Lille SE to Metz. 1
  • noun hindenburg line a line of strong fortifications built by the German army near the Franco-Belgian border in 1916–17: breached by the Allies in August 1918 0

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Origin of hindenburg line

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; named after P. von Hindenburg

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Parts of speech for Hindenburg line

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hindenburg line popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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