main line of resistance
1Main Line of Resistance — Main Line of Resistance, or MLR is a military term describing the most important defensive position of an army facing an opposing force over an extended front. It does not consist of one trench or line of pillboxes, but rather a system, of… …
2main line of resistance — A line at the forward edge of the battle position, designated for the purpose of coordinating the fire of all units and supporting weapons, including air and naval gunfire. It defines the forward limits of a series of mutually supporting… …
3line — n. long, thin mark 1) to draw a line 2) a broken; contour; crooked; curved; dotted; fine, thin; heavy, thick; horizontal; parallel; perpendicular; solid, unbroken; straight; vertical; wavy line queue (AE) 3) to form a line 4) to buck ( push into… …
4Resistance during World War II — occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ranging from non cooperation, disinformation and propaganda to hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns. Resistance movements are sometimes also… …
5Résistance intérieure française — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Résistance …
6line — [[t]la͟ɪn[/t]] ♦ lines, lining, lined 1) N COUNT A line is a long thin mark which is drawn or painted on a surface. Draw a line down that page s center. ...a dotted line... The ball had clearly crossed the line. 2) N COUNT: usu pl The lines on… …
7Résistance intérieure belge — Cœurs belges, Bimensuel de la Résistance de mars 1946 (voir Joseph Colmant) Cet article décrit la résistance en Belgique durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Activités Les principales activités de la résistance intérieure belge ont été : la… …
8line of least resistance — noun the easiest way In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance • Syn: ↑path of least resistance • Hypernyms: ↑fashion * * * 1. : the shortest distance between the center of an underground charge of explosive and the open air …
9resistance — /ri zis teuhns/, n. 1. the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding. 2. the opposition offered by one thing, force, etc., to another. 3. Elect. a. Also called ohmic resistance. a property of a conductor by virtue of which the passage… …
10Main nue — Pelote basque Joueur s apprêtant à frapper à main nue la pelote (Bidart) …