defensive measure

Noun

Meaning

(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

defense defence

Hypernyms

action military action

Hyponyms

stand mining umbrella biodefense biodefence air defense

Examples

they died in the defense of Stalingrad Source: Internet

they were developed for the defense program Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

defensive line of scrimmage defensive lineman defensive lines defensive mechanic defensive mechanism defensive medicine