HyperDic: civil_defense

English > 1 sense of the expression civil defense:
NOUNactcivil defenseactivities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster
English > civil defense: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningActivities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster.
Narrowerfire watching(during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky
BroaderprotectionThe activity of protecting someone or something
Spanishdefensa civil
Catalandefensa civil

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