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line of defense
Overview of noun line-of-defense
The noun line of defense has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. line of defense, line of defence -- (any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something; "police are the major line of defense against crime")
2. line of defense, line of defence -- (defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun line-of-defense
2 senses of line of defense
Sense 1
line of defense, line of defence
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
line of defense, line of defence
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun line-of-defense
1 of 2 senses of line of defense
Sense 2
line of defense, line of defence
=> abattis, abatis
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun line-of-defense
2 senses of line of defense
Sense 1
line of defense, line of defence
=> organization, organisation
Sense 2
line of defense, line of defence
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
Antonyms of noun line-of-defense
Member Holonyms of noun line-of-defense
Substance Holonyms of noun line-of-defense
Part Holonyms of noun line-of-defense
Member Meronyms of noun line-of-defense
Substance Meronyms of noun line-of-defense
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Meronyms of noun line-of-defense
Holonyms of noun line-of-defense
Attributes of noun line-of-defense
Derived Forms of noun line-of-defense
Domain of noun line-of-defense
Domain Terms of noun line-of-defense
Familiarity of noun line-of-defense
line of defense used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun line-of-defense
2 senses of line of defense
Sense 1
line of defense, line of defence
> organization, organisation
=> adhocracy
=> affiliate
=> bureaucracy
=> nongovernmental organization, NGO
HAS INSTANCE=> Orange Order, Association of Orangemen
=> Tammany Hall, Tammany Society, Tammany
=> fiefdom
=> line of defense, line of defence
=> line organization, line organisation
=> association
=> polity
=> quango, quasi-NGO
=> institution, establishment
=> enterprise
=> defense, defence, defense force, defence force
=> establishment
=> fire brigade, fire company
=> company, troupe
=> unit, social unit
=> Peace Corps
=> force, personnel
=> union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood
=> musical organization, musical organisation, musical group
=> party, political party
=> machine, political machine
=> machine
=> professional organization, professional organisation
=> alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement
=> federation
=> hierarchy, power structure, pecking order
=> deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission
=> Girl Scouts
=> blue
=> grey, gray
=> host
=> pool
Sense 2
line of defense, line of defence
> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise
=> fortification, munition
=> fortress, fort
=> line of defense, line of defence
=> outwork
=> stronghold, fastness
Meronyms of noun line-of-defense
2 senses of line of defense
Sense 1
line of defense, line of defence
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Sense 2
line of defense, line of defence
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun line-of-defense
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