WordNet: defence, defense, defensive measure

(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"

• domain: topic armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine

• hypernym action, military action

• hyponym umbrella

• hyponym air defense

• hyponym stand

• hyponym hasty defence, hasty defense

• hyponym deliberate defence, deliberate defense

• hyponym biodefence, biodefense, biological defence, biological defense

• hyponym chemical defence, chemical defense

• hyponym minelaying, mining

• hyponym BW defence, BW defense, biological warfare defence, biological warfare defense

defence

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defense

• (suomi) puolustus (synonyymi)

defensive measure

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