Siegfried line

noun

: a line of German defensive fortifications facing the Maginot Line (see maginot line sense 1)

Word History

Etymology

after Siegfried

Note: Siegfried Line was the English name assigned to the line, though it apparently reflects Siegfriedstellung, the German name given to the similar World War I defensive line that was called Hindenburg Line by the Allies.

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above