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defence in depth

defence in depth noun: a strategy that seeks to delay rather than prevent the advance of an attacker, potentially yielding a limited amount of territory in order to stress the attacker's logistics and reduce their momentum.

Noun

defence in depth (countable and uncountable, plural defences in depth)

  1. A strategy that seeks to delay rather than prevent the advance of an attacker, potentially yielding a limited amount of territory in order to stress the attacker's logistics and reduce their momentum.
  2. The use of multilayered protection to make a system reliable even if part of the protection fails.

Forms of defence in depth

pluraldefences in depth
alternative formdefense in depth

Questions about defence in depth

What does defence in depth mean?
Defence in depth means a strategy that seeks to delay rather than prevent the advance of an attacker, potentially yielding a limited amount of territory in order to stress the attacker's logistics and reduce their momentum.
What part of speech is defence in depth?
Defence in depth is a noun.
What is the plural of defence in depth?
The plural of defence in depth is defences in depth.

Words near defence in depth in the dictionary

  1. defence diplomacy
  2. defence force
  3. defence forces
  4. defence gun
  5. defence guns
  6. defence in depth
  7. defence lawyer
  8. defence lawyers
  9. defence mechanism
  10. defence mechanisms
  11. defence-splitting

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