maginot line

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noun maginot line 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. 1
noun maginot line any elaborate line of defense or set of barriers. 1
noun maginot line French fortifications against Germany 1
noun maginot line 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 0
noun maginot line any line of defence in which blind confidence is placed 0
noun maginot line a system of heavy fortifications built before WWII on the E frontier of France: it failed to prevent invasion by the Nazi armies 0

before 1925

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1925-30; after André Maginot (1877-1932), French minister of war

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