civil defense Hear it!

civil defense definition

civil defense

a system of warning devices, fallout shelters, volunteer workers, etc. organized as a defense of the population, esp. against nuclear annihilation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.