Definition of defensive

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Defensive (a.) In a state or posture of defense.

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Ward :: Ward (n.) A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard..
Cassowary :: Cassowary (n.) A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance, consisting of plates overlapping each other, and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs. It is a shy bird, and runs with great rapidity. Other species inhabit New Guinea, Australia, etc..
Breastwork :: Breastwork (n.) A defensive work of moderate height, hastily thrown up, of earth or other material..
Defendant :: Defendant (a.) Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive..
Shield :: Shield (n.) A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler..
Ward :: Ward (v. i.) To act on the defensive with a weapon.
Offensive :: Offensive (a.) Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to defensive; as, an offensive war; offensive weapons..
Barde :: Barde (pl.) Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
Bracelet :: Bracelet (n.) A piece of defensive armor for the arm.
Armor-plated :: Armor-plated (a.) Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad..
Cuish :: Cuish (n.) Defensive armor for the thighs.
Defensive :: Defensive (a.) Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to offensive; as, defensive war..
Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) Any defensive work consisting of at least a trench or ditch and a parapet made from the earth thrown up in making such a ditch.
Cuirass :: Cuirass (n.) A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
Barde :: Barde (n.) A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the pl.].
Armor :: Armor (n.) Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.
Stockade :: Stockade (v. t.) A line of stout posts or timbers set firmly in the earth in contact with each other (and usually with loopholes) to form a barrier, or defensive fortification..
Mail :: Mail (n.) Hence generally, armor, or any defensive covering..
Cataphract :: Cataphract (n.) Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations..
Weapon :: Weapon (n.) An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc..
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