Vi fant 1 definisjoner av defensive measure på engelsk.
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| 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" | ||
| defense, defence | ||
| military action, action a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" | ||
| armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | ||
| umbrella having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism" | ||
| air defense defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness | ||
| stand a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone" | ||
| hasty defence, hasty defense a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited | ||
| deliberate defence, deliberate defense 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 | ||
| biodefence, biodefense, biological defence, biological defense procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents | ||
| chemical defence, chemical defense procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents | ||
| minelaying, mining the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth | ||