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defences in depth

defences in depth is the plural of defence in depth.

Meaning of defence in depth

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.

Questions about defences in depth

What is defences in depth the plural of?
Defences in depth is the plural of defence in depth.

Words near defences in depth in the dictionary

  1. defencelessly
  2. defencelessness
  3. defenceman
  4. defencemen
  5. defences
  6. defences in depth
  7. defencible
  8. defencing
  9. defencive
  10. defencively
  11. defend

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