line of resistance

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• line of resistance — see line of pressure …   Useful english dictionary

• Main Line of Resistance — Main Line of Resistance, or MLR is a military term describing the most important defensive position of an army facing an opposing force over an extended front. It does not consist of one trench or line of pillboxes, but rather a system, of… …   Wikipedia

• main line of resistance — A line at the forward edge of the battle position, designated for the purpose of coordinating the fire of all units and supporting weapons, including air and naval gunfire. It defines the forward limits of a series of mutually supporting… …   Military dictionary

• line of pressure — or line of resistance : a broken line joining the points of resultant pressure between the voussoirs of an arch or buttress …   Useful english dictionary

• Resistance during World War II — occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ranging from non cooperation, disinformation and propaganda to hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns. Resistance movements are sometimes also… …   Wikipedia

• line of least resistance — • line of least resistance • the path of least resistance the easiest (though probably not the best) way or course of action (same as to take the easy way out) …   Idioms and examples

• resistance — ► NOUN 1) the action of resisting. 2) (also resistance movement) a secret organization resisting political authority. 3) the impeding effect exerted by one material thing on another. 4) the ability not to be affected by something. 5) lack of… …   English terms dictionary

• Line Renaud — und Loulou Gasté 1990 Line Renaud (* 2. Juli 1928 in Nieppe, Nordfrankreich) ist der Künstlername der französischen Sängerin und Schauspielerin Jacqueline Enté. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• resistance — re|sist|ance W3S2 [rıˈzıstəns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(against change)¦ 2¦(fighting)¦ 3¦(against infection/illness)¦ 4 wind/air/water resistance 5¦(electricity)¦ 6 the resistance 7 the line/path of least resistance ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(AGAINST CHANGE)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• line of least resistance — or[path of least resistance] {n. phr.} The easiest way; the way that takes least effort. * /In becoming a doctor like his father John had really just followed the line of least resistance./ * /Some parents take the path of least resistance with… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• line of least resistance — or[path of least resistance] {n. phr.} The easiest way; the way that takes least effort. * /In becoming a doctor like his father John had really just followed the line of least resistance./ * /Some parents take the path of least resistance with… …   Dictionary of American idioms