DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


Meaning of DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE in English

Deˌpartment of Deˈfense, the BrE AmE abbreviation , DoD

the US government department which is responsible for the military forces in the US, that is, the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. In the UK there is a similar department called the ↑ Ministry of Defence . ⇨ ↑ pentagon

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.