defence
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Other words from defence
- de·fence·a·ble, adjective
- de·fence·less, adjective
- de·fence·less·ly, adverb
- de·fence·less·ness, noun
- pre·de·fence, noun
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How to use defence in a sentence
On the one hand, it has a time-tested relationship with Russia, hinged on defence and bilateral trade deals, and on the other, it needs allies and trade partners like the US to counterbalance China’s growing influence in the region.
The Australian Department of defence did not name the model of e-bike used, nor give a decibel read for the engine.
Australian soldiers are testing out stealthy e-bikes for scouting missions | Kelsey D. Atherton | October 15, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThat statue — with its inscribed tribute to Confederate soldiers “who, in defence of rights they believed sacred, took up arms against the invaders of Virginia” — gave him a chill every time he passed it.
He headed Chatham House’s Asia Pacific Program and the University of Sydney’s China Studies Center, and has spoken to the House of Lords International Relations and defence Committee about the UK’s approach to China.
Kerry Brown, the academic defending the Chinese perspective | Annabelle Timsit | May 18, 2021 | QuartzDennis recorded a single with John Lennon to raise money for a legal defence fund.
Felix Dennis, Counter-Cultural Icon and Publisher Who Spent $100m on Fast Living, Dies | Tom Sykes | June 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In Estonia, Prince Harry will thank the Estonian defence Forces for their support of British troops in Afghanistan.
Well, the defence team of Britain's most famous publicist Max Clifford came out - swinging?
This Just In: Max Clifford's Penis Is "Certainly Not Enormous" | Tom Sykes | March 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSimilar attacks then followed against the Latvian Ministry of defence and defence Forces sites.
Hats off the Guardian, Britain's most thoughtful left-wing newspaper, for running a piece today in defence of Prince Charles.
During this defence, the Empress frequently shook her head; and when it was finished, she rose from her chair.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterShe possessed also a great and philosophic mind, and wrote an able defence of Locke.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThis of course must be laid to the credit of the local supporters of "the noble art of self-defence," the Brummagem bruisers.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellNo more admirable illustration can be found of the truth that the essence of defence lies in a vigorous local offence.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThe Turks fired a mine under Quinn's Post and then rushed a section of the defence isolated by the explosion.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for defence
US defense
/ (dɪˈfɛns) /
resistance against danger, attack, or harm; protection
a person or thing that provides such resistance
a plea, essay, speech, etc, in support of something; vindication; justification
a country's military measures or resources
(as modifier): defence spending
law a defendant's denial of the truth of the allegations or charge against him
law the defendant and his legal advisers collectively: Compare prosecution
sport
the action of protecting oneself, one's goal, or one's allotted part of the playing area against an opponent's attacks
the method of doing this
the defence the players in a team whose function is to do this
American football (usually preceded by the)
the team that does not have possession of the ball
the members of a team that play in such circumstances
psychoanal See defence mechanism
(plural) fortifications
Origin of defence
1Derived forms of defence
- defenceless or US defenseless, adjective
- defencelessly or US defenselessly, adverb
- defencelessness or US defenselessness, noun
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