Definition
Plural of defence; structures, systems, or arguments used to protect or guard against attack or criticism (British spelling).
Etymology
From Old French 'defence,' derived from Latin 'defendere' (to defend). The '-nce' ending is characteristic of Romance languages' approach to forming nouns from verbs.
Kelly Says
Medieval castle defences evolved in a architectural 'arms race'—as siege weapons improved, castle walls got lower and thicker, eventually becoming the squat fortress designs that survive today.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መከላከያ
me-ke-la-ke-ya
ARالعربية
دفاعات
da-fa-aat
CACatalà
defenses
de-fen-ses
CSČeština
obrany
o-bran-y
DEDeutsch
Verteidigungen
ver-tei-di-gung-en
ELΕλληνικά
προστασίες
pro-tas-see-es
ESEspañol
defensas
de-fen-sas
FISuomi
puolustukset
puo-lu-stu-suk-set
FRFrançais
défenses
deh-fanz
HUMagyar
védekezések
ve-de-ke-ze-sek
IDBahasa Indonesia
pertahanan
per-tan-han
ITItaliano
difese
dee-feh-ze
MSBahasa Melayu
pertahanan
per-tan-han
MYမြန်မာ
ကာကွယ်
ka-ka-kwe
NLNederlands
verdedigingen
ver-de-di-ging-en
PTPortuguês
defesas
de-fe-sas
RORomână
apărare
a-pa-ra-re
RUРусский
обороны
o-bo-ro-ny
SVSvenska
försvar
for-svar
SWKiswahili
ulinzi
u-lin-zi
TAதமிழ்
பாதுகாப்பு
pa-athu-ka-ppu
THไทย
การป้องกัน
gaan-paong-gan
TRTürkçe
savunmalar
savun-mal-ar
UKУкраїнська
оборони
o-bo-ro-ny
URاردو
تحفظات
ta-h-faz-at
VITiếng Việt
phòng thủ
phong-thu
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀ṣẹ̀
awon eh-sheh