passive defense
passive defense noun: forms of defense that offer protection without counterattacking.
Noun
passive defense (countable and uncountable, plural passive defenses)
- Forms of defense that offer protection without counterattacking.
- The construction of concrete revetments and hardened facilities, and the provision of chemical warfare defense equipment and clothing, all contribute to our passive defense capabilities.1986, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services, Department of Defense authorization for appropriations for fiscal year 1987, page 317
- In this view, Soviet defensive measures—including civil defense and similar passive defenses—would effectively protect their leadership and its communication system, as well as reduce civilian casualties and protect important war-related industrial capacity.1985, Ballistic Missile Defense Technologies, page 112
Forms of passive defense
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Questions about passive defense
- What does passive defense mean?
- Passive defense means forms of defense that offer protection without counterattacking.
- What part of speech is passive defense?
- Passive defense is a noun.
- What is the plural of passive defense?
- The plural of passive defense is passive defenses.
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