(Sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring.
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Examples for "defence"
Examples for "defence"
1The treaty also made a future EU common defence subject to safeguards.
2National's defence spokesperson Mark Mitchell today said the government should remain independent.
3The region is extremely important from the country's defence point of view.
4Recent international events should remind us of the need for strong defence.
5Civil defence officials said there had been no immediate reports of damage.
1Long discussion of how the defense of Western Europe affects arms control.
2For example, the fighting season began without a new Afghan defense minister.
3There's no possible reason left for keeping information from your defense staff.
4But the new defense budget doesn't axe a single major weapons system.
5The U.S. defense chief later mentioned the issue at his news conference.
1To open up those areas of opportunity, to breach through and break open the shell of a defending team.
2The awarding of a goal-line drop-out to the defending team when an attacking player, who brings the ball into in-goal, is held up.
Translations for defending team