defensible Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite capable of being defended
    defendable.

WordNet

De*fen"si*ble adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. défensable, LL. defensabilis, defensibilis. See Defense, and cf. Defendable.
Definitions
  1. Capable of being defended; as, a defensible city, or a defensible cause.
  2. Capable of offering defense. Obs. Shak.

Webster 1913