English Explanatory Dictionary

Maginot Line

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations built by France in the 1930s to deter invasion by Germany.

Word forms

Maginot Line the Maginot Line

Etymology

Named after French Minister of War André Maginot.

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