noun
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
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they died in the defense of Stalingrad
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they were developed for the defense program
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Hypernyms: ↑military action, ↑action
• Hyponyms:
↑umbrella, ↑air defense, ↑stand, ↑hasty defense, ↑hasty defence, ↑deliberate defense, ↑deliberate defence, ↑biological defense, ↑biological defence, ↑biodefense, ↑biodefence, ↑chemical defense, ↑chemical defence, ↑mining, ↑minelaying, ↑biological warfare defense, ↑biological warfare defence, ↑BW defense, ↑BW defence
Useful english dictionary. 2012.