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noun • (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 | ||||||||
| 28% | 9 | Shielding | ||||||
adjective • intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack noun • an attitude of defensiveness adjective satellite • attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing | ||||||||
| 28% | 5 | Element used for shielding nuclear reactors | ||||||
noun • a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder | ||||||||
Iron Included In Heavy American Shielding Crossword Clue
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DEFENSE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DEFENSE
Updated: February 16, 2025
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