English-Thai Dictionary

defence

N การป้องกัน  การ แก้ต่าง  kan-pong-kan

 

defenceless

ADJ ซึ่ง ป้องกันตัว ไม่ได้  defenseless sueng-pong-kan-tua-mai-dai

 

defencelessness

N ป้องกันตัว เอง ไม่ได้  defenselessness pong-kan-tua-ang-mai-dai

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEFENCE

DEFENCE De *fence ", n. & v. t.

 

Defn: See Defense.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

defence

de fence |dɪˈfens | ▶noun British spelling of defense.

 

Defence Force

Defence Force the South African armed services, consisting of the army, navy, air force, and medical service.

 

Oxford Dictionary

defence

defence |dɪˈfɛns |(US defense ) ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the action of defending from or resisting attack: methods of defence against this kind of attack | she came to the defence of the eccentric professor | he spoke in defence of a disciplined approach. • [ count noun ] an instance of defending a title or seat in a contest or election: his first title defence against Jones. • military measures or resources for protecting a country: the minister of defence | [ as modifier ] : defence policy. • a means of protecting something from attack: wire netting is the best defence against rabbits. • (defences ) fortifications or barriers against attack: coastal defences. 2 the case presented by or on behalf of the party accused of a crime or being sued in a civil lawsuit. • (the defence ) [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the counsel for the defendant in a lawsuit: the defence requested more time to prepare their case. 3 (in sport ) the action or role of defending one's goal or wicket against the opposition: Wolves were pressed back into defence. • (the defence ) the players in a team who defend the goal. PHRASES defence in depth the arrangement of defensive lines or fortifications so that they can defend each other. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French defens, from late Latin defensum (neuter ), defensa (feminine ), past participles of defendere ‘defend ’.

 

Defence Force

Defence Force the South African armed services, consisting of the army, navy, air force, and medical service.

 

defenceless

defenceless |dɪˈfɛnsləs |(US defenseless ) ▶adjective without defence or protection; totally vulnerable: attacks on defenceless civilians. DERIVATIVES defencelessness noun

 

defenceman

defenceman |dɪˈfɛnsmən |(US defenseman ) ▶noun ( pl. defencemen ) (in ice hockey and lacrosse ) a player in a defensive position.

 

defence mechanism

de |fence mech |an ¦ism ▶noun an automatic reaction of the body against disease-causing organisms. • a mental process initiated unconsciously to avoid experiencing conflict or anxiety.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

defence

defence noun 1 the defence of fortresses against enemies: protection, shielding, safeguarding, guarding; security, fortification, cover, shelter, screen, resistance, deterrent. 2 the enemy's defences were sited all along the ridge: barricade, fortification, bulwark, buttress, fortress, fastness, keep, rampart, outpost, bastion. 3 he planned to speak in defence of his old chief: vindication, justification, support, advocacy, approval, endorsement, promotion; apology, apologia, explanation, explication, excuse, extenuation, exoneration, palliation. 4 they urged lower spending on defence: armaments, weapons, weaponry, arms, military resources /measures; the military, the army, the navy, the air force; deterrence. 5 the prisoner was unable to speak for pain, so his defence was never heard: rebuttal, denial; vindication, explanation, mitigation, justification, rationalization, excuse, alibi, reason; plea, pleading; testimony, declaration, case.

 

defenceless

defenceless adjective 1 it is a disgrace that these thugs terrorized defenceless animals: vulnerable, helpless, powerless, impotent, weak, frail; susceptible, easily hurt /wounded /damaged; rare impuissant, resistless. ANTONYMS well protected, resilient. 2 scrapping the weapons would leave the country wholly defenceless: undefended, unprotected, unguarded, unfortified, unshielded, unarmed, without arms, without defences; vulnerable, assailable, open to attack, wide open, open, exposed, endangered, in danger, in peril, in jeopardy, at risk, insecure; rare pregnable. ANTONYMS well protected.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

defence

de fence /dɪféns /名詞 ｟英 ｠＝defense .