| defence | 3. device which protects, a. (mil) pertahanan, alat pertahanan: the ~s of a city, pertahanan bandar raya; machine guns are a good ~ against attacks, mesingan merupakan alat pertahanan yg baik utk mematahkan serangan; b. (non-military), [various translations]: dykes were built as a ~ against the sea, daik dibina sbg pelindung drpd ancaman laut; white corpuscles are one of the body’s ~ es against germs, sel-sel putih merupakan salah satu bahan yg boleh mencegah kuman drpd masuk; 4. justification, membela diri: without listening to my ~ the board decided to take disciplinary action against me, tanpa memberi saya peluang untuk membela diri pihak lembaga membuat keputusan untuk mengambil tindakan tatatertib thdp saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defensive | adj 1. serving, made, formed, etc for defence, pertahanan: a ~ weapon, senjata pertahanan; a ~ strategy, strategi pertahanan; a ~ alliance, perikatan pertahanan; ~ policy, dasar pertahanan; 2. (of person), (bersikap) mempertahankan diri: she became very ~ when I asked her if she had seen my purse, dia bersikap mempertahankan diri apabila saya bertanya sama ada dia ternampak dompet saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defence | n 1. action to protect against attack, danger, etc, mempertahankan; (os) mempertahankan diri sso: the old couple had no ~ against such a brutal attack, pasangan tua itu tdk dapat mempertahankan diri drpd serangan yg begitu kejam; 2. system, organization of military etc, pertahanan: national ~, pertahanan negara; ~ expenditure, perbelanjaan pertahanan; civil ~, pertahanan awam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| maintenance | 3. act of supporting with food, money, etc, menanggung; 4. defence, pertahanan, mempertahankan: the ~ of the outpost is left in the hands of a captain, pertahanan kota kara terletak di tangan kapten; 5. (leg. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| phalanx | n 1. (ancient Greece) infantrymen in close ranks and files, barisan pertahanan; 2. mass arrangement of persons for defensive or aggressive purpose, /benteng, barisan/ + approp n: the riot police formed a ~ to protect the High Commission, polis perusuh membentuk satu benteng pertahanan utk melindungi pejabat Pesuruhjaya Tinggi itu; 3. (anat) falanks. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| petition | pertahanan barunya; the residents have ~ed the Town Council to improve bus services, penduduk-penduduk telah mengemukakan petisyen kpd Majlis Perbandaran supaya membaiki perkhidmatan bas; he ~ed the court to declare the action illegal, dia mengemukakan petisyen kpd mahkamah supaya mengisytiharkan tindakan itu menyalahi undang-undang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| self-defence | n pertahanan diri; in ~, utk mempertahankan diri: he swore he only picked up the knife in ~, dia bersumpah bahawa dia mengambil pisau itu hanya utk mempertahankan diri; art of ~, seni mempertahankan diri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| civil defence | n pertahanan awam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strategy | the defence ~ of the country has been criticized, strategi pertahanan negera itu telah dikritik; his marketing ~ has been very successful, strategi pemasarannya sungguh berjaya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| steadfast | the front-line defenders remained ~ and managed to beat the attack back, barisan hadapan pertahanan bermati-matian menentang serangan itu dan berjaya mematahkannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |