defensive measure, n.
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 17
defence defense defensive measure
sample sentences
"they died in the defense of Stalingrad""they were developed for the defense program"
semantic pointers
hyponym
umbrella
air defense
stand
hasty defense, hasty defence
deliberate defense, deliberate defence
biological defense, biological defence, biodefense, biodefence
chemical defense, chemical defence
mining, minelaying
biological warfare defense, biological warfare defence, BW defense, BW defence
hypernym
domain of synset (topic)