well-defended

adjective (well defended when postpositive)

having sufficient defences against attack

QUIZZES

TAKE THIS QUIZ IF A DAZZLING VOCABULARY IS YOUR DESIDERATUM!

Have the Words of the Day from October 19–25, 2020, made an indelible mark on your memory? Take the quiz to find out!

Question 1 of 7

What does “clement” mean?

having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision.

mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate.

favorite; cherished.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby well-defended

well-content, well-controlled, well-cooked, well-covered, well-cultivated, well-defended, well-defined, well-demonstrated, well-described, well-deserved, well-developed

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example sentences from the Web for well-defended

In the front of the enclosure, and towards the river, is the well-defended principal entrance, with a large folding gate.
Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843)|Alexander Philipp Maximilian, Prince of Wied
It was interesting to see how they attempted to carry these well-defended, Gibraltar-like heights.
Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo|W. Cope Devereux
Would that with the fall of that well-defended city the sad detail of "siege and slaughter" closed!
The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, And His Man Mark Antony O'Toole|W. H. Maxwell
This also leads by a lesser drawbridge into the well-defended town.
A Lady's Tour in Corsica, Vol. II (of 2)|Gertrude Forde

Doubtless he regretted having left the well-defended brigades of the fur companies to hunt alone in the wilderness.
The Story of the Trapper|A. C. Laut

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY