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civil defense

noun

: the system of protective measures and emergency relief activities conducted by civilians in case of hostile attack, sabotage, or natural disaster

Example Sentences

She's in training to be part of the local civil defense. the head of civil defense
Recent Examples on the Web Iran has armed 51 cities and towns with a civil defense system aimed to respond to any foreign attack as tensions with the U.S. have mounted in recent weeks. Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2022 For nearly 20 years, Bailey has been a civil defense trial lawyer in Huntsville. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2022 On Friday, Robert Tsao, founder of United Microelectronics Corp., announced a donation equivalent to $100 million to promote the island’s civil defense and combat China’s psychological warfare. Joyu Wang, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 With no bomb shelters and little in the way of civil defense, Gaza’s residents have to fend for themselves when Israeli missiles start falling. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2022 Air raid drills are held regularly in Taiwan, and officials are revising a civil defense handbook that was issued earlier this year. Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2022 Stewart, 37, was freshly graduated from the University of Florida law school when he was hired at the large civil defense firm Wicker Smith to represent corporations in lawsuits involving medical malpractice, negligent security and wrongful death. Monivette Cordeiro, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2022 The civil defense office in the western state of Jalisco said Wednesday the first American suffered bites to his legs, arm, abdomen and chest. CBS News, 21 July 2022 In the city of Angra dos Reis, a 4-year-old girl and a teenager were killed and at least nine people were missing, the affiliate reported, citing civil defense and fire officials. Cnn Staff, CNN, 2 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of civil defense was in 1939

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