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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something;
- Example: "police are the major line of defense against crime"
[syn: line of defense, line of defence]

2. defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack;
[syn: line of defense, line of defence]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

line of defense
    n 1: any organization whose responsibility it is to defend
         against something; "police are the major line of defense
         against crime" [syn: line of defense, line of defence]
    2: defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be
       employed for defense against attack [syn: line of defense,
       line of defence]