Definition of defensive

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Defensive (n.) That which defends; a safeguard.

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Defensive :: Defensive (a.) Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor..
Ward :: Ward (v. i.) To act on the defensive with a weapon.
Fortify :: Fortify (v. i.) To raise defensive works.
Parry :: Parry (n.) A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter..
Defensory :: Defensory (a.) Tending to defend; defensive; as, defensory preparations..
Fend :: Fend (v. i.) To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off..
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..
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..
Defensive :: Defensive (a.) Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to offensive; as, defensive war..
Barbed :: Barbed (a.) Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form..
Girandole :: Girandole (n.) A series of chambers in defensive mines.
Target :: Target (n.) A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war..
Mail :: Mail (n.) Hence generally, armor, or any defensive covering..
Cuish :: Cuish (n.) Defensive armor for the thighs.
Gambison :: Gambison (n.) A defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted..
Indefensive :: Indefensive (a.) Defenseless.
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.].
Barded :: Barded (p.a.) Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse.
Fenceful :: Fenceful (a.) Affording defense; defensive.
Defensive :: Defensive (a.) In a state or posture of defense.
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