Siegfried Linen.

Brit.

/ˈsiːɡfriːd ˌlʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈsiɡˌfrid ˌlaɪn/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: proper name Siegfried , line n.²

Etymology: < Siegfried, the name of the hero of Wagner's Ring cycle of operas and of the Middle High German epic poem the Nibelungenlied + line n.², after German Siegfriedlinie (1917). Compare also German Siegfriedstellung, lit. ‘Siegfried position’ (1916).

1. With the. = Hindenburg Line n. Now historical.Usually with reference to the German name for the defences (die Siegfriedstellung or Siegfriedlinie); Hindenburg Line is the normal term amongst English-speakers.

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society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > series of fortifications > specific series

Hindenburg Line1917

Siegfried Line1917

Maginot Line1936

Siegfried Line1938

Mannerheim Line1939

Atlantic Wall1944

1917 N.Y. Times 30 Mar. 3/1 The fictitious strength of the famous Hindenburg line, called by the Germans themselves the Siegfried line, has been exposed.

1936 H. A. L. Fisher Hist. Europe iii. xxxiii. 1144 A position which had been fortified with elaborate care, and was known by the Germans as the Siegfried and by the English as the Hindenburg line.

2004 R. Chickering Imperial Germany & Great War (ed. 2) 171 The so-called Hindenburg or Siegfried Line stretched like a chain of subterranean colonies seventy miles east of Arras.

2. With the. A line of fortifications along the frontier of Germany from Switzerland to the Netherlands, built before the Second World War (1939–45) opposite the French Maginot Line (Maginot Line n. at Maginot n. 1). Now historical except in extended use.Known in German as der Westwall.

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society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > series of fortifications > specific series

Hindenburg Line1917

Siegfried Line1917

Maginot Line1936

Siegfried Line1938

Mannerheim Line1939

Atlantic Wall1944

1938 N.Y. Times 17 July 1/2 Making no secret of the fact that they [sc. German authorities] need the ground for the construction of some fortification detail of the Siegfried Line.

1939 J. Kennedy (We're gonna hang out) Washing on Siegfried Line (sheet music) 3 We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line If the Siegfried Line's still there.

1946 R.A.F. Jrnl. May 157 I rode straight through the Siegfried Line with dug-outs and then a line of anti-tank traps strung out across the countryside.

1990 Time 30 Apr. 74/2 Two events sent tensions rising again:..which Washington fears will entrench a Fortress Europe behind a Siegfried Line of trade barriers.

2012 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. (Nexis) 3 July 8 a His unit received a ‘Presidential Unit Citation’ for their extraordinary heroism during their advance through the Siegfried Line.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	siegfried line
释义	Siegfried Linen. Brit. /ˈsiːɡfriːd ˌlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈsiɡˌfrid ˌlaɪn/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: proper name Siegfried , line n.² Etymology: < Siegfried, the name of the hero of Wagner's Ring cycle of operas and of the Middle High German epic poem the Nibelungenlied + line n.², after German Siegfriedlinie (1917). Compare also German Siegfriedstellung, lit. ‘Siegfried position’ (1916). 1. With the. = Hindenburg Line n. Now historical.Usually with reference to the German name for the defences (die Siegfriedstellung or Siegfriedlinie); Hindenburg Line is the normal term amongst English-speakers. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > series of fortifications > specific series Hindenburg Line1917 Siegfried Line1917 Maginot Line1936 Siegfried Line1938 Mannerheim Line1939 Atlantic Wall1944 1917 N.Y. Times 30 Mar. 3/1 The fictitious strength of the famous Hindenburg line, called by the Germans themselves the Siegfried line, has been exposed. 1936 H. A. L. Fisher Hist. Europe iii. xxxiii. 1144 A position which had been fortified with elaborate care, and was known by the Germans as the Siegfried and by the English as the Hindenburg line. 2004 R. Chickering Imperial Germany & Great War (ed. 2) 171 The so-called Hindenburg or Siegfried Line stretched like a chain of subterranean colonies seventy miles east of Arras. 2. With the. A line of fortifications along the frontier of Germany from Switzerland to the Netherlands, built before the Second World War (1939–45) opposite the French Maginot Line (Maginot Line n. at Maginot n. 1). Now historical except in extended use.Known in German as der Westwall. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > series of fortifications > specific series Hindenburg Line1917 Siegfried Line1917 Maginot Line1936 Siegfried Line1938 Mannerheim Line1939 Atlantic Wall1944 1938 N.Y. Times 17 July 1/2 Making no secret of the fact that they [sc. German authorities] need the ground for the construction of some fortification detail of the Siegfried Line. 1939 J. Kennedy (We're gonna hang out) Washing on Siegfried Line (sheet music) 3 We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line If the Siegfried Line's still there. 1946 R.A.F. Jrnl. May 157 I rode straight through the Siegfried Line with dug-outs and then a line of anti-tank traps strung out across the countryside. 1990 Time 30 Apr. 74/2 Two events sent tensions rising again:..which Washington fears will entrench a Fortress Europe behind a Siegfried Line of trade barriers. 2012 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. (Nexis) 3 July 8 a His unit received a ‘Presidential Unit Citation’ for their extraordinary heroism during their advance through the Siegfried Line. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917
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