MAGINOT LINE


Meaning of MAGINOT LINE in English

[Ma.gi.not Line] n [Andre Maginot d. 1932 Fr. minister of war] (1936): a line of defensive fortifications built before World War II to protect the eastern border of France but easily outflanked by German invaders

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