CIVIL DEFENSE

Meaning of CIVIL DEFENSE in English

plans or activities organized by civilians and civilian authorities for the protection of civilian population and property in times of such disasters or emergencies as war or floods.

[ 1935-40 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

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 — 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 — Function: noun Date: 1939 : the system of protective measures and emergency relief activities conducted by civilians in case of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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