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defensive wound

defensive wound noun: an injury received by the victim of an attack while trying to defend against the assailant.

Noun

defensive wound (plural defensive wounds)

  1. An injury received by the victim of an attack while trying to defend against the assailant.

Synonyms of defensive wound

Forms of defensive wound

pluraldefensive wounds

Questions about defensive wound

What does defensive wound mean?
Defensive wound means an injury received by the victim of an attack while trying to defend against the assailant.
What part of speech is defensive wound?
Defensive wound is a noun.
What is the plural of defensive wound?
The plural of defensive wound is defensive wounds.

Words near defensive wound in the dictionary

  1. defensive programming
  2. defensive spiral
  3. defensive spirals
  4. defensive tackle
  5. defensive tackles
  6. defensive wound
  7. defensive wounds
  8. defensive zone
  9. defensive zones
  10. defensively
  11. defensiveness

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