单词 | Maginot Line |
释义 | Ma·gi·not Line (măzhə-nō′, măj-, mä-zhē-nō) n. A line of fortification constructed in the 1930s along France's border with Germany. Thought to be impregnable, the line was bypassed and later captured by the Germans in 1940. [After André Maginot, (1877-1932), French politician and minister of war (1922-1924 and 1929-1932) who proposed building the fortifications.] |
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