defensive (noun)

  • 71nose tackle — noun : a noseguard especially in a 3 man defensive line * * * noun, pl ⋯ tackles [count] American football : ↑noseguard * * * ˈnose tackle 7 [nose tackle] (also ˈnose guard) …

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  • 72outfield — noun Date: 1868 1. the part of a baseball field beyond the infield and between the foul lines 2. the baseball defensive positions comprising right field, center field, and left field; also the players who occupy these positions • outfielder noun …

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  • 73firearm — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ imitation (BrE), replica ▪ unlicensed ▪ loaded ▪ concealed ▪ defensive (AmE) …

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  • 74perimeter — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ inner, outer ▪ northern, southern, etc. ▪ entire ▪ defensive, security …

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  • 75strategy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, good, sound (esp. AmE), successful, winning ▪ bad, poor ▪ alternative, d …

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  • 76touchdown — noun in American football ADJECTIVE ▪ defensive, offensive ▪ rushing ▪ game winning, winning VERB + TOUCHDOWN ▪ score …

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  • 77trench — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, narrow, shallow ▪ muddy ▪ defensive ▪ enemy ▪ communication …

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  • 78back — noun 1》 the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.     ↘the corresponding upper surface of an animal s body.     ↘the spine.     ↘the main structure of a ship s hull or an aircraft s fuselage. 2》 the side or part of… …

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  • 79sandbag — noun a bag of sand, used for defensive purposes or as ballast in a boat. verb (sandbags, sandbagging, sandbagged) 1》 [usu. as adjective sandbagged] barricade with sandbags. 2》 hit or knock over with or as if with a blow from a sandbag. 3》 N. Amer …

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  • 80armed services — noun the military forces of a nation their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Derivationally relat …

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