Meanings of passive defence in English

A passive defence of the coast can never count on permanent success.

In the result the policy of constructing imposing passive defence-works on our coast was adopted.

There has also been a call to change the military's focus from passive defence to pro-active deterrence.

The parasite has also means of passive defence comparable to the armor of the warrior in the past.

Fourthly, it had been brought home to us that the worst form of defence is a passive defence.

It has been observed that, like Napoleon, Lee avoided passive defence, seeming the assailant even when on the defensive.

Gentlemen, we must act in a passive defence until the Worthington Estate sends in a man to control the situation.

Moderate fixed fortifications are all the passive defence that would be needed; but good and active troops must be available.

The generic term applied to the inherent ability of a building's structure and arrangement to perform is known as passive defence.

Every sort of passive defence, armour, fortifications, and so forth, was being outmastered by this tremendous increase on the destructive side.

In a defensive war they will have to undertake the local and mainly passive defence, and the support of the national war.

Mimicry, which is treated under another chapter, comes under the head of passive defence, and form and colour play an important part in it.

But that kind of passive defence of the ground is usually no longer the principal affair: that is what we have to do with here.

The impeding element of mountain ground, which as a medium of greater density weakens all positive activity, is, therefore, completely suited to the passive defence.

Have we here a case in which highly localised or even passive defences are desirable?

Passive defences belong to the army; everything that moves in the water to the navy, which has the prerogative of the offensive defence.