CIVIL DEFENSE

Meaning of CIVIL DEFENSE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1939

: the system of protective measures and emergency relief activities conducted by civilians in case of hostile attack, sabotage, or natural disaster

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CIVIL DEFENSE — noun Date: 1939 the system of protective measures and emergency relief activities conducted by civilians in case of hostile attack, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CIVIL DEFENSE — All nonmilitary actions taken to reduce loss of life and property resulting from enemy action. The threat of aerial attack …
Английский словарь Британика
CIVIL DEFENSE — noun : protective measures and emergency relief activities conducted by civilians under civilian authority for minimizing civilian casualties and property …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CIVIL DEFENSE — plans or activities organized by civilians and civilian authorities for the protection of civilian population and property in times of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CIVIL DEFENSE — forces which protect and provide security during natural disasters and other crises
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CIVIL DEFENSE — Date: 1939 : the system of protective measures and emergency relief activities conducted by civilians in case of hostile attack, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CIVIL DEFENSE — [civil defense] n (1939): the system of protective measures and emergency relief activities conducted by civilians in case of hostile …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CIVIL DEFENSE — in war or national defense, all nonmilitary actions taken to reduce loss of life and property resulting from enemy action. …
Britannica English vocabulary
CIVIL DEFENSE — ➡ civil defence
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CIVIL DEFENSE — ˌcivil deˈfence BrE AmE British English , civil defense American English noun [uncountable] the organization of ordinary rather than military …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CIVIL DEFENSE — All nonmilitary actions taken to reduce loss of life and property resulting from enemy action. The threat of aerial attack …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CIVIL DEFENSE — All those activities and measures designed or undertaken to: a. minimize the effects upon the civilian population caused or which …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
CIVIL DEFENSE — гражданский оборона
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CIVIL DEFENSE — Гражданская оборона
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CIVIL DEFENSE — гражданская оборона, организация противовоздушной обороны
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CIVIL DEFENSE — гражданская оборона, организация противовоздушной обороны
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CIVIL DEFENSE — гражданская оборона Защита граждан от вражеского нападения. Функции такой защиты сначала были возложены на Агентство готовности к гражданской обороне [Defense Civil …
CIVIL DEFENSE — гражданская оборона Защита граждан от вражеского нападения. Функции такой защиты сначала были возложены на Агентство готовности к гражданской обороне [Defense …
CIVIL DEFENSE — гражданская оборона (воен.)
Англо-Русский словарь военных терминов
CIVIL DEFENSE — гражданский оборона
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CIVIL — adj I. civil (1. having to do with citizens; 2. polite, courteous); II. civilian; morte civil civil death; guerra civil …
Interlingua English vocab
CIVIL — civil; (polite) cortesi, polit, galant. ~ WAR: guerre intern
English interlingue dictionary
DEFENSE — (Verb) pagdepensa;panalipod
English-Visayan vocabulary
DEFENSE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin defensa vengeance, from Latin, feminine of defensus, past participle of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEFENSE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) civil defense defense economics defense mechanism European Defense Community Missile Defense Alarm System Midas …
Английский словарь Британика
CIVIL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) American Civil War Civil War Civil Constitution of the Clergy civil defense civil disobedience …
Английский словарь Британика
DEFENSE — I. də̇ˈfen(t)s, dēˈ-, ˈdēˌf- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English defens, defense, from Old French; Old French defens, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CIVIL — ˈsivəl, esp Brit sometimes -(ˌ)vil adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin civilis, from civis citizen — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEFENSE — (v. t.) To furnish with defenses; to fortify.
Английский словарь Webster
DEFENSE — (n.) Alt. of Defence
Английский словарь Webster
DEFENSE — — defenseless , adj. — defenselessly , adv. — defenselessness , n. /di fens"/ or, esp. for 7, 9, /dee"fens/ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CIVIL — — civilness , n. /siv"euhl/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or consisting of citizens: civil life; civil society. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFENSE — I. di-ˈfen(t)s; as antonym of “offense,” often ˈdē-ˌ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin defensa vengeance, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CIVIL — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin civilis, from civis Date: 14th century 1. a. : of or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEFENSE — noun ·alt. of defence. 2. defense ·vt to furnish with defenses; to fortify.
Webster English vocab
CIVIL — adj subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; said of the community. 2. civil ·adj relating to …
Webster English vocab
DEFENSE — [de.fense] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL defensa vengeance, fr. L, fem. of defensus, pp. of defendere] (14c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CIVIL — [civ.il] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L civilis, fr. civis] (14c) 1 a: of or relating to citizens b: of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CIVIL — civil BrE AmE ˈsɪv ə l -ɪl ▶ ˌ civil de ˈ fence BrE AmE ▶ ˌ civil ˌ engi …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CIVIL — / ˈsɪvl; NAmE / adjective 1. [ only before noun ] connected with the people who live in a country …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEFENSE — I. de ‧ fence S2 W1 BrE AmE British English , defense American English /dɪˈfens/ noun [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CIVIL — civ ‧ il S3 W2 AC /ˈsɪv ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CIVIL — adj. 1 of or belonging to citizens. 2 of ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or naval …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CIVIL — adj. 1 of or belonging to citizens. 2 of ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or naval …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CIVIL — adj.1 of or belonging to citizens. 2 of ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or naval or …
Oxford English vocab
CIVIL — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use civil to describe events …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEFENSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE criminal ▪ Keanu Reeves plays a criminal defense attorney who has an uncanny …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CIVIL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CIVIL — (LAW) [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] legal - relating to private arguments between people or organizations rather than criminal mattersThe …
Cambridge English vocab
DEFENSE — n. Black Panther Party for Self Defense civil defense defense economics defense mechanism European Defense Community Missile Defense Alarm System …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CIVIL — adj. American Civil Liberties Union American Civil War Civil War Civil Constitution of the Clergy civil defense civil disobedience civil …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DEFENSE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEFENSE — See: ZONE DEFENSE.
Slang English vocab
CIVIL — See: KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S HEAD.
Slang English vocab
DEFENSE — n. Function: noun 1 means or method of defending FF1C; the skunk's powerful defense against attackers FF1E; Synonyms: aegis, armament, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DEFENSE — noun 1. means or method of defending the skunk's powerful defense against attackers Synonyms: aegis, armament, armor, guard, protection, safeguard, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CIVIL — adj. 25B6; adjective a civil marriage : SECULAR, non-religious, lay; formal laic. civil aviation : NON-MILITARY, civilian. a civil war …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CIVIL — adj. 1 civilian, non-military, lay, laic, laical, secular There is a distinction between civil law and canon law 2 domestic, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DEFENSE — See: ZONE DEFENSE.
Словарь английских идиом
DEFENSE — See defense (poker) .
Poker English Dictionary
DEFENSE — 1. Any move or plan that is intended to meet or stop an enemy's threats or attack. 2. Name used …
English Glossary of Chess Terms
DEFENSE — амер.; = defence (американизм) defence - Department of D. (американизм) министерство обороны - Secretary of D. (американизм) министр обороны defense …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CIVIL — прил. 1) гражданский civil rights ≈ гражданские права civil strife ≈ междоусобица Syn : civic 2) штатский (в отличие от …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEFENSE — defense.ogg dıʹfens = defence Department of Defense - амер. министерство обороны Secretary of Defense - амер. министр обороны
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