( BrE ) ( AmE defense ) noun
1 action to protect sb/sth from attack
ADJECTIVE
▪ adequate , effective
▪ immune , natural
▪
the body's natural ~ against viruses
▪ homeland ( AmE ), national , territorial
▪ air
▪ civil
▪ nuclear
VERB + DEFENCE/DEFENSE
▪ come to , leap to , rush to , spring to
▪
He always sprang to Rose's ~ when Ed tried to criticize her.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ of
▪
to fight in ~ of your country
▪ ~ against
▪
~ against attacks from the north
PHRASES
▪ weapons of ~
2 sth that protects sb/sth from sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ effective , strong
▪ coastal , sea
▪ perimeter ( AmE )
▪
Perimeter ~s around airports and government buildings should be strengthened.
▪ anti-missile , missile
VERB + DEFENCE/DEFENSE
▪ put up
▪
They put up an effective ~ against the guerrilla forces.
▪ bolster , improve , strengthen
▪ weaken
▪ destroy , overcome , overwhelm
▪
With her tears she completely overwhelmed his ~s.
▪ build , build up , rebuild
▪
They are building up ~s along the river.
▪ breach , penetrate
▪
The sea breached the coastal ~s in a number of spots.
DEFENCE/DEFENSE + NOUN
▪ mechanism
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ against
3 forces, etc. for protecting a country
DEFENCE/DEFENSE + NOUN
▪ capability , establishment , force , forces , system
▪ Defense Department , Defense Secretary ( in the US )
▪ minister , ministry ( in the UK )
▪ policy , strategy
▪ analyst , expert , planner
▪ contractor , industry
▪ budget , cuts , expenditure , spending
4 argument, esp. in court
ADJECTIVE
▪ good
▪ robust , solid , spirited , staunch , stout ( BrE ), strong , vigorous
▪ adequate
▪ legal
▪ insanity ( esp. AmE )
▪
The judge rejected her insanity ~.
VERB + DEFENCE/DEFENSE
▪ conduct , make , mount , offer , put up , raise
DEFENCE/DEFENSE + NOUN
▪ attorney ( AmE ), counsel , lawyer , team
▪ witness
PREPOSITION
▪ in sb's ~
▪
She spoke in his ~.
▪ ~ of , ~ to
▪
a ~ to murder
PHRASES
▪ counsel for the ~
5 in sports
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , solid , staunch ( esp. BrE ), stout ( BrE ), strong
VERB + DEFENCE/DEFENSE
▪ play ( AmE )
▪ put up
▪ destroy , penetrate
▪ improve , strengthen , upgrade ( AmE )
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ ( BrE ), on ~ ( AmE )
▪
to play in ~
▪
He plays on ~.