defence : Idioms & Phrases

• noun procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents
  biological defense; biodefense; biodefence.
  

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• noun defense against biological warfare
  BW defense; biological warfare defence; biological warfare defense.
  

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• noun defense against biological warfare
  BW defense; biological warfare defence; biological warfare defense.
  

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• noun procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents
  chemical defense.
  

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• noun an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
  defense; defence; defense force.
  
  • he joined the defense against invasion

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• noun (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
  defence; defence mechanism; defense reaction; defense; defense mechanism.
  

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• noun a program for defending a country against its enemies
  defense program; defence policy; defense policy.
  

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• noun a program for defending a country against its enemies
  defense program; defence policy; defense policy.
  

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• noun (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
  defence; defence mechanism; defense reaction; defense; defense mechanism.
  

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• noun the weaponry available for the defense of a region
  defense system.
  

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• noun a defense organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available; usually includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and communication systems
  deliberate defense.
  

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• noun a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited
  hasty defense.
  

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• noun any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something
  line of defense.
  
  • police are the major line of defense against crime
• noun defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack
  line of defense.
  

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• noun naval weaponry providing a defense system
  missile defense system.
  

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• noun the act of defending yourself
  self-protection; self-defense.
  

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Self`-de*fence" noun

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1. See Self-defense.

Webster 1913

• noun the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs
  UDA.
  

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