Siegfried Line
noun
a zone of fortifications in W Germany facing the Maginot Line, constructed in the years preceding World War II.
- Also called West·wall [west-wawl; German vest-vahl] /ˈwɛstˌwɔl; German ˈvɛstˌvɑl/ .
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How to use Siegfried Line in a sentence
Immediately north of the Siegfried Line, the experts explain, is a new German position, which they have christened the Wotan line.
British Dictionary definitions for Siegfried line
Siegfried line
noun
the line of fortifications built by the Germans prior to and during World War II opposite the Maginot line in France
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