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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Ward :: Ward (n.) A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard..
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..
Indefensive :: Indefensive (a.) Defenseless.
Defensive :: Defensive (a.) Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor..
Gambison :: Gambison (n.) A defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted..
Spirant :: Spiralozooid (n.) One of the special defensive zooids of certain hydroids. They have the form of long, slender tentacles, and bear lasso cells..
Casque :: Casque (n.) A piece of defensive or ornamental armor (with or without a vizor) for the head and neck; a helmet.
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..
Barded :: Barded (p.a.) Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse.
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.
Armor :: Armor (n.) Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.
Fend :: Fend (v. i.) To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off..
Defensive :: Defensive (a.) Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to offensive; as, defensive war..
Defendant :: Defendant (a.) Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive..
Cuish :: Cuish (n.) Defensive armor for the thighs.
Defensively :: Defensively (adv.) On the defensive.
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..
Defence :: Defence (n.) Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc..
Fenceful :: Fenceful (a.) Affording defense; defensive.
Target :: Target (n.) A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war..
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