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magistral line
noun
, Fortification.
- the line from which the position of the other lines of fieldworks is determined.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of magistral line1
First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences
The line of the escarp is called the magistral line since it regulates the trace.
From Project Gutenberg
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