Meaning | A structure used to defend against attack. |
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Synonyms | defense, defence |
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Narrower | cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise | defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame |
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fortification, munition | defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it |
fortress, fort | A fortified defensive structure |
line of defense, line of defence | defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack |
outwork | Subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area |
stronghold, fastness | A strongly fortified defensive structure |
Broader | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
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Spanish | defensa, estructura defensiva |
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Catalan | defensa, estructura defensiva |
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