- line of defense
- noun1. any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something-
police are the major line of defense against crime
• Syn: ↑line of defence• Hypernyms: ↑organization, ↑organisation2. defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack• Syn: ↑line of defence• Hypernyms: ↑defensive structure, ↑defense, ↑defence* * *
1. : an artificial or natural barrier that can be readily employed for defense against invasion or attack (as a line of fortifications, a river, or a narrow pass)2. : an organization of military land forces with which a nation seeks to maintain its integrity against armed aggression or invasionthe standing army usually forms a nation's first line of defense
Useful english dictionary. 2012.