DEFENCES

Meaning of DEFENCES in English

a means of protecting something from attack.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

DEFENCES — See ↑ DEFEND 2
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DEFENCES — оправдание
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEFENCES — Защиты
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DEFENCES — Защити
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DEFENCES — естественные укрытия на местности
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
DEFENCES — оправдание
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEFENCES — оправдание
Англо-Русский словарь
DEFENSE — I. de ‧ fence S2 W1 BrE AmE British English , defense American English /dɪˈfens/ noun [ Word Family: noun …
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DEFENCE — de ‧ fence S2 W1 BrE AmE British English , defense American English /dɪˈfens/ noun [ Word Family: noun : …
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DEFENCE — ( defences) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The spelling 'defense' is …
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YOUR
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WEAK
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TAKE
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PRECISION — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES With surgical precision ▪ With surgical precision he cut four inches off the legs …
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NUISANCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES public nuisance COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE bloody ▪ And it was a bloody nuisance …
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NEGLIGENCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES contributory negligence criminal negligence (= not taking enough care to protect people you are responsible …
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MISSILE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a missile site ▪ There were photos of a missile site under construction. a missile/rocket/mortar …
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GUARD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a border guard ▪ the North Korean border guards a closely guarded/well-kept secret (= …
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FLOOD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ The country is still recovering from last year's devastating …
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EVIDENCE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a witness gives evidence ▪ Child witnesses gave evidence using closed circuit television cameras. …
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ENFORCEMENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES law enforcement agent law enforcement ▪ law enforcement agencies COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE effective …
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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DEFENCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a defence force ▪ Should the European Union have its own defence force? a defence …
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CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ If Brian sued John for negligence he could be met with the defences of volenti …
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COASTAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coastal area ▪ The bird is found mainly in coastal areas. a coastal belt …
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ARTILLERY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES aerial/artillery/naval bombardment (= attack from the air, land, or sea ) heavy artillery (= large …
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ОБОРОНА — 1. defence активная оборона — active / aggressive defence противотанковая оборона — anti-tank defence; anti-mechanized defence амер. подвижная оборона — …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ОБОРОНА — ж. тк. ед. 1. defence активная оборона — active / aggressive defence противотанковая оборона — anti-tank defence; anti-mechanized defence амер. …
Русско-Английский словарь
ОБОРОНА — ж. тк. ед. 1. defence активная оборона — active / aggressive defence противотанковая оборона — anti-tank defence; anti-mechanized defence амер. …
Russian-English Smirnitsky abbreviations dictionary

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