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home defences

home defences is the plural of home defence.

Meaning of home defence

Noun

home defence (countable and uncountable, plural home defences)

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

Questions about home defences

What is home defences the plural of?
Home defences is the plural of home defence.

Words near home defences in the dictionary

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

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