sea defencenoun [ U or C ]
UK specialized US sea defense uk/ˈsiː dɪˌfens/us/ˈsiː dɪˌfens/ways of protecting land from being flooded or worn away by the sea
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Defending and protecting
- baby
- bandobast
- bastion
- biodefence
- cherish
- featherbed
- guard
- kill
- mollycoddle
- mother
- out of harm's way idiom
- overprotective
- patrol
- proof
- proof
- protect
- protective
- rustproof
- wrap
- wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom
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