Hindenburg Linen.

Brit.

/ˈhɪndənbəːɡ ˌlʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈhɪndənˌbərɡ ˌlaɪn/

Forms: 1900s– Hindenburg Line, 2000s– Hindenberg Line (nonstandard). Also with lower-case initial in the second element.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Hindenburg , line n.²

Etymology: < the name of Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934), German statesman and field marshal, who ordered the construction of these defences + line n.² Compare Siegfried Line n. 1.

Now historical.

With the. A line of fortifications built by the German army between Lens and Rheims (in Northern France) in the winter of 1916–17, the decisive breach of which by the Allies in the autumn of 1918 effectively ended the First World War. Also in extended use. See also Siegfried Line n. 2.

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 Times 15 Mar. 6/2 The Hindenburg Line, which appears to run..from near Lens through St. Quentin towards Laon.

1917 D. Haig Diary 11 Apr. in War Diaries & Lett. 1914–18 (2005) 280 The 4th Australian Division..attacked at 4.30 this morning and preceded by 12 Tanks passed the Hindenburg Line between Bullecourt and Quéant.

1918 C. Dawson Let. 6 Sept. in Living Bayonets (1919) lxxvi. 203 It was worth living for—worth doing—that busting of the Hindenburg Line.

1938 Ann. Reg. 1937 269 A breach was made in the Chinese ‘Hindenburg’ line from Kiangyin on the Yangtse to beyond Hangchow on the coast.

1957 Encycl. Brit. IX. 533/2 The French under Gen. Robert Nivelle struck the Hindenburg line with 500,000 men.., but the German line of elastic defenses proved too much for the French.

2013 Sentinel (Stoke-on-Trent) (Nexis) 15 Jan. 10 The 46th Division smashed a hole in the Hindenberg Line and captured 4,200 prisoners and around 70 guns—undoubtedly shortening the conflict and saving countless lives.

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

单词	hindenburg line
释义	Hindenburg Linen. Brit. /ˈhɪndənbəːɡ ˌlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈhɪndənˌbərɡ ˌlaɪn/ Forms: 1900s– Hindenburg Line, 2000s– Hindenberg Line (nonstandard). Also with lower-case initial in the second element. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Hindenburg , line n.² Etymology: < the name of Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934), German statesman and field marshal, who ordered the construction of these defences + line n.² Compare Siegfried Line n. 1. Now historical. With the. A line of fortifications built by the German army between Lens and Rheims (in Northern France) in the winter of 1916–17, the decisive breach of which by the Allies in the autumn of 1918 effectively ended the First World War. Also in extended use. See also Siegfried Line n. 2. 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 Times 15 Mar. 6/2 The Hindenburg Line, which appears to run..from near Lens through St. Quentin towards Laon. 1917 D. Haig Diary 11 Apr. in War Diaries & Lett. 1914–18 (2005) 280 The 4th Australian Division..attacked at 4.30 this morning and preceded by 12 Tanks passed the Hindenburg Line between Bullecourt and Quéant. 1918 C. Dawson Let. 6 Sept. in Living Bayonets (1919) lxxvi. 203 It was worth living for—worth doing—that busting of the Hindenburg Line. 1938 Ann. Reg. 1937 269 A breach was made in the Chinese ‘Hindenburg’ line from Kiangyin on the Yangtse to beyond Hangchow on the coast. 1957 Encycl. Brit. IX. 533/2 The French under Gen. Robert Nivelle struck the Hindenburg line with 500,000 men.., but the German line of elastic defenses proved too much for the French. 2013 Sentinel (Stoke-on-Trent) (Nexis) 15 Jan. 10 The 46th Division smashed a hole in the Hindenberg Line and captured 4,200 prisoners and around 70 guns—undoubtedly shortening the conflict and saving countless lives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917
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