DEFENCE FORCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does defence force mean? 

• DEFENCE FORCE (noun)
  The noun DEFENCE FORCE has 1 sense:

1. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

  Familiarity information: DEFENCE FORCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEFENCE FORCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

defence; defence force; defense; defense force

Context example:

he joined the defense against invasion

Hypernyms ("defence force" is a kind of...):

organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "defence force"):

bastion (a group that defends a principle)