Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defensive measure

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: de-fen-sive mea-sure
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

Example Sentences

"they died in the defense of Stalingrad"
"they were developed for the defense program"

Synonyms

defense defence

Questions

What does defensive measure mean?: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

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