| 单词 | line of defence |
| 释义 | line of defence (once / 12751 pages) n WORD FAMILY line of defence: lines of defence USAGE EXAMPLESThe agency sees itself as the nation’s first line of defence, frontier sentinels on perpetual guard. The Guardian(Dec 12, 2016) Duchardt was forced to abandon this line of defence just a week before the trial began, and it had a disastrous consequence. The Guardian(Nov 24, 2016) That would leave older PAC-3 Patriot missile batteries protecting major cities including Tokyo as a last line of defence. Time(Oct 03, 2016) 1n any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something Syn|Hyper line of defense organisation, organization a group of people who work together 2n defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack Syn|Hypo|Hyper line of defense abatis, abattis a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy defence, defense, defensive structure a structure used to defend against attack |
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