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Defence system   /dɪfˈɛns sˈɪstəm/   Listen
Defence system

noun
1.
The weaponry available for the defense of a region.  Synonym: defense system.



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"Defence system" Quotes from Famous Books



... stated that everything possible must be done to give the artillery "freedom of action in its main role, viz., the engagement of tanks." "Its main role!" The phrase shows that under the pressure of the tanks, the two chief pillars and axioms of the former German defence system—"protective barrages" and "immediate counter-attack"—were giving way, in the case at least of tank attacks, with, of course, the natural result of confusion and weakness. After the Battle of Amiens (August 8th) ...
— Fields of Victory • Mrs. Humphry Ward
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Words linked to "Defence system" :   weaponry, implements of war, munition, arms, weapons system


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