desk officer
- n a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
defense
- n (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
they died in the defense of Stalingrad
they were developed for the defense program - n protection from harm
sanitation is the best defense against disease - n (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
his teams are always good on defense - n the justification for some act or belief
he offered a persuasive defense of the theory - n (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- n the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
- n the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
the defense called for a mistrial - n the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
in defense he said the other man started it - n an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
he joined the defense against invasion - n a structure used to defend against attack
the artillery battered down the defenses - n a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
he gave evidence for the defense - n the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
a good boxer needs a good defense
defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem