(business) Any industry that fulfils a basic need, such as supplying food, and is thus not greatly affected by market fluctuations.

plural of defensive wound

(pathology) An injury received by the victim of an attack while trying to defend against the assailant.

plural of defensive spiral

(aviation, military) A last-resort defensive maneuver in dogfighting used by an aircraft with critically-low kinetic energy, consisting of a rolling scissors performed straight down, using gravity to supply the kinetic energy needed to continue maneuvering, while attempting to either slow down enough to get behind the attacker or else trick the attacker into crashing into the ground.

(baseball) A measure of a pitcher's effectiveness based only on plays that do not involve fielders. Originally included only hit-by-pitch, walks, strikeouts, and home runs allowed, but more recently incorporates fly ball percentage, ground ball percentage, and line drive percentage.

Alternative spelling of attack is the best form of defence

Synonym of attack is the best form of defence

(military, defence) A United States Army system designed to shoot down ballistic missiles in their terminal phase.

In a defenseless manner.