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Maginot

American  
[mazh-uh-noh, ma-zhee-noh] / ˈmæʒ əˌnoʊ, ma ʒiˈnoʊ /

noun

  1. André, 1877–1932, French minister of war 1929–32: backed construction of Maginot Line.


Example Sentences

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“Our Maginot is on a different kind of mission — a research exploration mission — so the crew uniforms needed to reflect a different branch from the original.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

An inside look at the Maginot spacecraft in FX’s “Alien: Earth.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

Everything changes once a Weyland-Yutani Corporation spaceship, the Maginot, crashes into Prodigy City.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

As the “Alien: Earth” trailer revealed, five specimens were picked up by the Maginot, which Knox-Johnston compared to Charles Darwin’s Beagle expedition.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

The Maginot Line put a fat hand on one of the folds of her stomach and laughed.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison