maginot line

  • 21Maginot Barracks — Front wall of Maginot Barracks, Old Main Gate in distance. Maginot Barracks (French: Caserne Maginot) in Verdun, France, is located near the west end of town, and has served as a military base for the French and American armies at different times …

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  • 22line — [[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… …

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  • 23line — I. /laɪn / (say luyn) noun 1. a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface. 2. something resembling a traced line, as a band of colour, a seam, a furrow, etc.: lines of stratification in… …

  • 24Maginot — noun French politician who proposed the Maginot Line (1877 1932) • Syn: ↑Andre Maginot • Instance Hypernyms: ↑politician, ↑politico, ↑pol, ↑political leader …

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  • 25line — I [[t]laɪn[/t]] n. v. lined, lin•ing 1) a long mark of very slight breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface 2) math. a continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point 3) …

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  • 26Maginot, André (-Louis-René) — born Feb. 17, 1877, Paris, France died Jan. 7, 1932, Paris French politician. He was elected to the French Chamber of Deputies (1910) and fought in World War I, where he was severely wounded. He twice served as France s minister of war (1922–24,… …

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  • 27André Maginot — (February 17, 1877 – January 7, 1932) was a French civil servant, soldier, and Member of Parliament. He is undoubtedly best known for his advocacy for the string of forts that would be known as the Maginot Line. Early years, to World War I… …

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  • 28Ligne Maginot — Emblème des unités de la ligne Maginot, représentant un canon pointant hors d un créneau, le tout couronné par une tourelle …

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  • 29Histoire de la ligne Maginot — Insigne du 28e RIF (régiment d infanterie de forteresse), reprenant la devise « on ne passe pas ». Ce régiment assurait la garde des fortifications autour de Neuf Brisach en 1939 …

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  • 30Línea Maginot — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar …

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