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/laɪn əv dɪfˈɛns/ Listen

Line of defense

noun

Any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something. Synonym: line of defence.

Defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack. Synonym: line of defence.

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"Line of defense" Quotes from Famous Books

... this. To do so, they would have to confess that their inspirations are wholly unaffected by their personalities. But this is, naturally, a very unpopular line of defense. That unhappy worshiper of puritan morals and of the muses, J. G. Holland, does make ...

— The Poet's Poet • Elizabeth Atkins

... fleet, coming by way of the Mediterranean or the Black Sea, faced grave difficulties in attempting to penetrate the narrow strait into which this waterway contracts at each extremity. On the landward side the line of defense was so short—about four miles in width—that it could be strongly fortified and held by a small force against large numbers. During the Middle Ages the rear of the city was protected by two huge walls, the remains of which are still visible. ...

— EARLY EUROPEAN HISTORY • HUTTON WEBSTER

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