Secretary of Defense Defense Secretary | the position of the head of the Department of Defense, the position of Defense Secretary was created in |
anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
defense defence | the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury, a good boxer needs a good defense, defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem |
defense defence | protection from harm, sanitation is the best defense against disease |
self-defense self-defence self-protection | the act of defending yourself |
defense defence defensive measure | (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies, they died in the defense of Stalingrad, they were developed for the defense program |
air defense | defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness |
active air defense | air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures |
passive air defense | air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction |
civil defense | activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster |
hasty defense hasty defence | a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited |
deliberate defense deliberate defence | 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 |
biological defense biological defence biodefense biodefence | procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents |
chemical defense chemical defence | procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents |
biological warfare defense biological warfare defence BW defense BW defence | defense against biological warfare |
defense defence denial demurrer | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him, he gave evidence for the defense |
basic point defense missile system | a shipboard missile system |
defense laboratory | a laboratory devoted to research and development for national defense |
defense system defence system | the weaponry available for the defense of a region |
defensive structure defense defence | a structure used to defend against attack, the artillery battered down the defenses |
line of defense line of defence | defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack |
missile defense system missile defence system | naval weaponry providing a defense system |
property prop | any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie, before every scene he ran down his checklist of props |
property | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class, a study of the physical properties of atomic particles |
tactile property feel | a property perceived by touch |
visual property | an attribute of vision |
color property | an attribute of color |
olfactory property smell aroma odor odour scent | any property detected by the olfactory system |
sound property | an attribute of sound |
taste property | a property appreciated via the sense of taste |
bodily property | an attribute of the body |
physiological property | a property having to do with the functioning of the body |
physical property | any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions |
chemical property | a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity |
temporal property | a property relating to time |
spatial property spatiality | any property relating to or occupying space |
property attribute dimension | a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished, selfonfidence is not an endearing property |
defense program defense policy defence program defence policy | a program for defending a country against its enemies |
defense defence vindication | the justification for some act or belief, he offered a persuasive defense of the theory |
property settlement | (matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage |
refutation defense defence | the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions, his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive, in defense he said the other man started it |
Ulster Defence Association UDA | the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland, responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs |
United Self-Defense Force of Colombia United Self-Defense Group of Colombia Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia AUC | a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 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, the AUC conducted over assassinations in one year |
line of defense line of defence | any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something, police are the major line of defense against crime |
defense defence defense force defence force | an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack, he joined the defense against invasion |
defense defence defense team defense lawyers | the defendant and his legal advisors collectively, the defense called for a mistrial |
defense defence defending team | (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring, his teams are always good on defense |
Department of Defense Defense Department United States Department of Defense Defense DoD | the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States, created in |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA | the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense, responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since |
Department of Defense Laboratory System LABLINK | a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness |