defense : Idioms & Phrases

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active air defense

  • noun air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures
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air defense

  • noun defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness
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anti-takeover defense

  • noun resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover
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ballistic missile defense organization

  • noun an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality
    BMDO.
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basic point defense missile system

  • noun a shipboard missile system
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biological defense

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

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

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

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

  • noun activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster
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defense advanced research projects agency

  • noun the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11
    DARPA.
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defense attorney

  • noun the lawyer representing the defendant
    defense lawyer; defense attorney.
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defense contractor

  • noun a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense
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defense department

  • noun the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
    Defense Department; Defense; DoD; Department of Defense.
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defense force

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

  • noun a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
    DISA.
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defense intelligence agency

  • noun an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition
    DIA.
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defense laboratory

  • noun a laboratory devoted to research and development for national defense
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defense lawyer

  • noun the lawyer representing the defendant
    defense lawyer; defense attorney.
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defense lawyers

  • noun the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
    defense lawyers; defense; defence.
    • the defense called for a mistrial
  • noun the lawyer representing the defendant
    defense lawyer; defense attorney.
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defense logistics agency

  • noun a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions
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defense mechanism

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

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

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

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

  • noun the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus
    DRMS.
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defense secretary

  • noun the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department
    Defense Secretary.
    • the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman
  • noun the position of the head of the Department of Defense
    Defense Secretary.
    • the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947
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defense system

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

  • noun the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
    defense lawyers; defense; defence.
    • the defense called for a mistrial
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defense technical information center

  • noun the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors
    DTIC.
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deliberate defense

  • 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 defence.
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department of defense

  • noun the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
    Defense Department; Defense; DoD; Department of Defense.
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department of defense laboratory system

  • noun a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness
    LABLINK.
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Flank defense

  • (Fort.), protection of a work against undue exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.
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hasty defense

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

  • (Law), in protection of self, it being permitted in law to a party on whom a grave wrong is attempted to resist the wrong, even at the peril of the life of the assailiant.
Webster 1913

israeli defense force

  • noun the ground and air and naval forces of Israel
    IDF.
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line of defense

  • noun any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something
    line of defence.
    • 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 defence.
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missile defense system

  • noun naval weaponry providing a defense system
    missile defence system.
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passive air defense

  • noun air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction
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secretary of defense

  • noun the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department
    Defense Secretary.
    • the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman
  • noun the position of the head of the Department of Defense
    Defense Secretary.
    • the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947
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self-defense

  • noun the act of defending yourself
    self-protection; self-defence.
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Self`-de*fense" noun
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  1. The act of defending one's own person, property, or reputation. Wharton.
Webster 1913

united self-defense force of colombia

  • noun a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
    United Self-Defense Force of Colombia; AUC; Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia.
    • the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year
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united self-defense group of colombia

  • noun a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
    United Self-Defense Force of Colombia; AUC; Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia.
    • the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year
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united states department of defense

  • noun the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
    Defense Department; Defense; DoD; Department of Defense.
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