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How to pronounce “defence”
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Pronunciation guide for defence
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of defence with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 5 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun 17 minutes
and as the Netherlands' Chief of Defence,
- Definition summary
- The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
Example 1 of 5
How to pronounce defence
Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun 17 minutes
and as the Netherlands' Chief of Defence,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “defence”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
- Something used to oppose attacks.
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- (obsolete) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
- [Verb]
- (obsolete, transitive) To furnish with defences; to fortify.
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