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maginot line
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun maginot line has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
maginot line, prop. n.
A line of fortifications built before World War II to protect France's eastern border. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
maginot line, n.
1 a line of fortifications along the NE border of France begun in 1929, overrun in 1940.
2 a line of defence on which one relies blindly.
1 a line of fortifications along the NE border of France begun in 1929, overrun in 1940.
2 a line of defence on which one relies blindly.
Etymology
A. Maginot, Fr. minister of war d. 1932
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