Defence Definition

dēfens, difens
noun

Defense.

Webster's New World

The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.

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Something used to oppose attack(s).

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An argument in support or justification of something.

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(team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.

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verb

(obsolete) To furnish with defences; to fortify.

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Other Word Forms of Defence

Noun

Singular:
defence
Plural:
defences

Origin of Defence

  • From French défense, from Latin defensa (“protection”).

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Defence Sentence Examples

  • Military and naval defence forces to be under one command.

  • When the stress came, and he retreated to the British legation, he took an active part in the defence, and spared neither risk nor toil in his exertions.

  • By this instrument the deputies of Hainault, Artois and Douay formed themselves into a league for the defence of the Catholic religion, and, subject to his observance of the political stipulations of the Union of Brussels, professed loyal allegiance to the king.

  • Count Keller was killed in the defence.

  • Here another entrenched camp was made and from it the Moselle line (qv.) of forts darrit continues the barrier to Belfort (q.v.), another large entrenched camp, beyond which a series of fortifications at Montbliard and the Lomont range carries the line of defence to the Swiss border, which in turn is protected by works at Pontarlier and elsewhere.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEF

Words Ending With

ECENCE

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defence

Words Starting With D and Ending With E

Starts With D & Ends With EStarts With DE & Ends With EStarts With D & Ends With CE

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With D7 Letter Words Ending With E