Maginot line Definition
Ma·gi·not· line (maz̸h′ə nō′)
noun
a system of heavy fortifications built before WWII on the E frontier of France: it failed to prevent invasion by the Nazi armies
Etymology: after A. Maginot (1877-1932), Fr minister of war
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