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DEFENSE FORCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does defense force mean? 

DEFENSE FORCE (noun)
  The noun DEFENSE FORCE has 1 sense:

1. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attackplay

  Familiarity information: DEFENSE FORCE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEFENSE FORCE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

defence; defence force; defense; defense force

Context example:

he joined the defense against invasion

Hypernyms ("defense force" is a kind of...):

organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "defense force"):

bastion (a group that defends a principle)


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