Definition of defensive

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Defensive (a.) Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to offensive; as, defensive war..

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Defensive :: Defensive (a.) Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor..
Protective :: Protective (a.) Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.
Fend :: Fend (v. i.) To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off..
Fortify :: Fortify (v. i.) To raise defensive works.
Bracelet :: Bracelet (n.) A piece of defensive armor for the arm.
Defendant :: Defendant (a.) Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive..
Fenceful :: Fenceful (a.) Affording defense; defensive.
Breastwork :: Breastwork (n.) A defensive work of moderate height, hastily thrown up, of earth or other material..
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..
Casque :: Casque (n.) A piece of defensive or ornamental armor (with or without a vizor) for the head and neck; a helmet.
Indefensive :: Indefensive (a.) Defenseless.
Self-defensive :: Self-defensive (a.) Defending, or tending to defend, one's own person, property, or reputation..
Armor-plated :: Armor-plated (a.) Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad..
Defensory :: Defensory (a.) Tending to defend; defensive; as, defensory preparations..
Defensive :: Defensive (a.) In a state or posture of defense.
Gallery :: Gallery (a.) Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive gallery..
Defensive :: Defensive (n.) That which defends; a safeguard.
Cuirass :: Cuirass (n.) A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
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..
Spirant :: Spiralozooid (n.) One of the special defensive zooids of certain hydroids. They have the form of long, slender tentacles, and bear lasso cells..
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