maginot line
11Maginot line — Ma′gi•not line [[t]ˈmæʒ əˌnoʊ[/t]] n. why a zone of fortifications erected by France before World War II, but outflanked by a German invasion in 1940 • Etymology: 1925–30; after AndréMaginot, French minister of war …
12Maginot line — chain of defensive fortifications built by France on its border with Germany between World War I and World War II …
13List of Maginot Line ouvrages — Here is the list of all ouvrages of the Maginot Line, organized by sector and type of fortification. Ouvrage translates as works in English: published documents in both English and French refer to these fortifications in this manner, rather than… …
14The Maginot Line (album) — The Maginot Line is an album by Raising the Fawn, released in 2006 on Sonic Unyon Records.Track listing# Pyotr # Carbon Paper # Maginot Line # Ilyich # Christmastime in the Fields # Matador # Nocturne No. 1 # Cloak and the Veil # Gold and Red #… …
15Maginot-minded — /mäˈzhē nō mīnˈdid/ adjective 1. Over concerned with the defensive (military) 2. Static in ideas ORIGIN: From the abortive French Maginot Line fortifications (1929–35) along the German border, named after war minister André Maginot (1877–1932) …
16Maginot, André — Ma·gi·not (măzhʹə nō , măjʹ , mä zhē nōʹ), André. 1877 1932. French politician who as minister of war (1922 1924 and 1929 1932) proposed a line of fortification, called the Maginot Line, along France s border with Germany. Thought to be… …
17Maginot-Linie — Zerstörter Bunker bei Arras im Mai 1940 Die Maginot Linie (IPA: [maʒi noː], französisch Ligne Maginot, benannt nach dem französischen Verteidigungsminister André Maginot), war ein aus …
18Maginot-Linie Glossar — Amerikanische Truppen erreichen die Maginot Linie (1944) Die Maginot Linie ist ein französisches Verteidigungssystem, bestehend aus vielen Bunkern entlang der französischen Grenze zu Deutschland und Italien sowie an der Südspitze von Korsika. Oft …
19Maginot, André — (1877 1932) political figure Born in Paris, André Maginot was a deputy for the democratic Left (1910), and served several times as a minister after World War I, during the course of which he was gravely wounded. He put through the law… …
20line — line1 linable, lineable, adj. lineless, adj. linelike, adj. /luyn/, n., v., lined, lining. n. 1. a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page. 2. Math. a …
