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defence forces in British English (dɪˈfɛns ˈfɔːsɪz) plural noun military the armed services of a country Examples of 'defence forces' in a sentencedefence forces Finland's defence forces denied that the letter was linked to the heightened tensions.The incident was confirmed by senior defence forces.And steps are being taken to reopen schools and hospitals, and create civil defence forces.Then there's the disarming of our defence forces and the rejection of our closest allies.They do not warm to ideas about separate defence forces, border posts, embassies or any of the other consequences of independence.Until quite recently, people visualised the body's immune response as a sort of firefight between antigens and antibodies - invaders and defence forces. |