IPA(key): /syʁ la de.fɑ̃.siv/ sur la défensive (invariable) on the defensive, on the back foot...
Literally, “on the defensive”. Compare French sur la défensive. sulla difensiva (sports, also figurative) on the defensive 2012, John Green, translated...
(feminine défensive, masculine plural défensifs, feminine plural défensives) defensive défensivement sur le défensif “défensif”, in Trésor de la langue française...
IPA(key): /bʁa.ke/ braquer to point (a gun, camera etc.) (sur, vers at) to turn (one’s eyes) (sur, vers on) to make a hard turn, turn hard (colloquial) to...
(usually in the plural) A steep bank of a river or gorge. defensive ridge of earth defensive structure; bulwark protection against intrusion steep bank...
Milan’s Nigel de Jong and Ajax’s Daley Blind, who is also a left-sided defensive player, are potential targets. 1911, Flight, page 766: [Captain] was able...
Wikipedia wall (plural walls) A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc...