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Meanings of defense line in English

Russian
укреплённая линия
Portuguese
linha de fortificações
Catalan
línia de fortificació
Spanish
línea de fortificaciones

Line of troops and armament, fortified and set up to protect a high-value location during an armed conflict.

        укреплённая линия
        Synonyms
        Examples for "fortified line"
        Examples for "fortified line"
        1
        Roughly, we formed a semicircle, the enemy's fortified line being the chord of the arc.
        The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst o...
        2
        They've got the most powerful fortified line in the world, I suppose, all the way from Belfort to Verdun.
        The Belgians to the Front
        3
        The small town of Morphou, just north of the fortified line that divides Cyprus, epitomises in microcosm the island's challenge.
        The Irish Times
        4
        He remarked upon the fortified line of hills, which had impressed him even from the other side of the river.
        The Little Regiment, and Other Episodes of the American Civil Wa...
        5
        The unfortunate country people, thus torn from their homes, were allotted lands, within the fortified line of the towns, to encamp on.
        The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 30...
        1
        High above them rose the sheer straight wall of the rock, bristling with frowning fortifications , line above line, and countless embrasures armed with heavy artillery.
        The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
        1
        Instead, expect Manolas to lead their defensive line for years to come.
        The Guardian
        2
        The Dolphins' defensive line can be just as effective as the Bills'.
        Reuters
        3
        The defensive line is the main reason for both of those rankings.
        Reuters
        4
        Scruggs may be needed as defensive line depth with Jordan Hill out.
        Reuters
        5
        Bayern take the risk of playing with a dangerously high defensive line.
        The South African
        1
        Someone threw a petrol bomb as protesters formed a defence line.
        The Guardian
        2
        Riot police inside the building formed a defence line to prevent the protesters from entering.
        The Guardian
        3
        A thin defence line, that was all we had.'
        A writer at war: vasily grossman with the red army
        4
        He understands what it means and keeps changing his version according to the convenient defence line.
        Radio NZ
        5
        The Tigers said they beat back a military attempt to attack their forward defence line in Jaffna.
        Reuters
        Usage of defense line in English
        1
        As the first defense line, macrophages are able to induce inflammatory response.
        Pubmed
        2
        I found him manning a makeshift defense line built from burned-out cars and sheet metal.
        Sea of Rust
        3
        The third " defense line" involves stress testing lenders to check whether they hold enough capital to deal with losses.
        Reuters
        4
        They would join the road, and they would need to stay on it all the way to the defense line at the Bergues-Furnes canal.
        Atonement
        5
        By this arrangement I can keep my Defense Line going & still get a nice breeze in the room.
        Further adventures
        6
        However, the defense lines may now be starting to kick in, he said, with consumer credit showing signs of slowing and new car registrations falling.
        Reuters