DEW line in English

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          "station",
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          "Canada",
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        [
          "Aleutian Islands",
          "Aleutian Islands"
        ],
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          "Alaska",
          "Alaska"
        ]
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        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
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          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "system",
          "system"
        ],
        [
          "radar",
          "radar"
        ],
        [
          "station",
          "station"
        ],
        [
          "northern",
          "northern"
        ],
        [
          "Arctic",
          "Arctic"
        ],
        [
          "region",
          "region"
        ],
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada"
        ],
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          "additional",
          "additional"
        ],
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          "Aleutian Islands",
          "Aleutian Islands"
        ],
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      ],
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        "historical"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
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"DEW line" meaning in English

Proper name