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home defence

home defence noun: organized defence of a nation's home territory against an invasion or external attack.

Noun

home defence (countable and uncountable, plural home defences)

  1. Organized defence of a nation's home territory against an invasion or external attack.

Forms of home defence

pluralhome defences

Questions about home defence

What does home defence mean?
Home defence means organized defence of a nation's home territory against an invasion or external attack.
What part of speech is home defence?
Home defence is a noun.
What is the plural of home defence?
The plural of home defence is home defences.

Words near home defence in the dictionary

  1. home cooking
  2. home counties
  3. home countries
  4. home country
  5. home county
  6. home defence
  7. home defences
  8. home deliveries
  9. home delivery
  10. Home Department
  11. Home Depot

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