defensive measure
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
they died in the defense of Stalingrad
Types & categories
- military action hypernym
- umbrella hyponym
- air defense hyponym
- stand hyponym
- hasty defense hyponym
- deliberate defense hyponym
- biological defense hyponym
- chemical defense hyponym
- minelaying hyponym
- biological warfare defense hyponym
Related & opposite
- military domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | military action |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | umbrella |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | air defense |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stand |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hasty defense |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deliberate defense |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | biological defense |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chemical defense |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | minelaying |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | biological warfare defense |