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defensive structure

n. a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses" [syn: defense, defence]

Usage examples of "defensive structure".

The Lyranian's defensive structure was wrecked in the instant of its building, the frantically struggling mind was taken over in toto.

And yet they're not systematically taking General Antilles's defensive structure to pieces.

It has not been modernized and served more as a hunting lodge than a defensive structure.

It was well enough designed as a defensive structure, but the moat made it difficult to add a sewage system.

Considering their words and taking them to heart, therefore, Righ Roberto had chosen a favored site at the very head of the more northerly Lough Loig and, using as nucleus an ancient defensive structure said to have first been erected by the old Da1!

For all its appearance from afar, close examination had revealed the old clifftop defensive structure to be not only useless for any sort of defensive purposes but dangerous to occupy or even to be close around, much less enter.

Urival stood stiff and straight, as one who feared that relaxing any muscle would mean collapse of his elaborate defensive structure against grief.

At one stroke he had nullified Cal's elaborate defensive structure.

It was taller than any of the buildings around it, a real defensive structure, with watchtowers at intervals and more Guards patrolling atop it.