DEFENSIVE STRUCTURE Synonyms

• a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns

• a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire

• fortification consisting of a low wall

• an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

• a fencelike structure around a deck

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

• defend with a bulwark

• a large and stately mansion

• a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack

• (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

• interchanging the positions of the king and a rook

• move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

• a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

• an earthen rampart

• a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

• defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

• the art or science of strengthening defenses

• the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)

• a fortified defensive structure

• ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

• fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

• surround with a wall in order to fortify

• a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony

• fortification consisting of a low wall

• an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

• (military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses

• an entrenched stronghold or refuge

• fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense

• a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)

• surround with a stockade in order to fortify

• a strongly fortified defensive structure

• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

• the justification for some act or belief

• a structure used to defend against attack

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

• protection from harm

• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

• the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

• protection from harm

• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

• the justification for some act or belief

• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

• a structure used to defend against attack

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury