"defence" meaning in Englisch

See defence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: dɪˈfɛns Audio: En-us-defence.ogg Forms: the defence [singular], the defences [plural]
Rhymes: ɛns
  1. Verteidigung, Verteidigungskunst, Schutz Tags: general
    Sense id: de-defence-en-noun-AJ7a0Lz9 Topics: military
  2. Schutzwall, Befestigung, Verteidigung Tags: special
    Sense id: de-defence-en-noun-6xAOPOct Topics: military
  3. Rüstung, Waffen, Schutzwaffe, Fechtkunst
    Sense id: de-defence-en-noun-lfOaei64
  4. Rechtfertigung
    Sense id: de-defence-en-noun-NkNxpXle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: defending, guarding, protection, bulwark, fortification, protection, rampart, apology, excuse, justification Derived forms: defenceless, defencelessly, defenceable, defenceableness, defensible Translations (Militär, allgemein: Verteidigung, Verteidigungskunst, Schutz): Verteidigung [feminine] (Deutsch), Verteidigungskunst [feminine] (Deutsch), Schutz [masculine] (Deutsch) Translations (Militär, speziell: Schutzwall, Befestigung, Verteidigung): Schutzwall [masculine] (Deutsch), Befestigung [feminine] (Deutsch), Verteidigung [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (Rechtfertigung): Rechtfertigung [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (Rüstung, Waffen, Schutzwaffe, Fechtkunst): Rüstung [feminine] (Deutsch), Waffen [feminine] (Deutsch), Schutzwaffe [feminine] (Deutsch), Fechtkunst [feminine] (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Deutsch",
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      "sense": "Militär, speziell: Schutzwall, Befestigung, Verteidigung",
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      "sense": "Rüstung, Waffen, Schutzwaffe, Fechtkunst",
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      "sense": "Rüstung, Waffen, Schutzwaffe, Fechtkunst",
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      "sense": "Rüstung, Waffen, Schutzwaffe, Fechtkunst",
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