military action vs defense

defense vs military action

military action and defense both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
military action	Yes	No	No	No
defense	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, defense is a hyponym of military action; that is, defense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than military action:

military action: a military engagement
defense: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

Other hyponyms of military action include amphibious landing, battle, conflict, engagement, fight, blockade, encirclement, defence, defensive measure, electronic warfare, EW, police action, resistance, saber rattling, sabre rattling, sally, sortie, war, warfare.

military action (noun)	defense (noun)
a military engagement	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
	the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
	a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
	protection from harm
	a structure used to defend against attack
	the justification for some act or belief
	the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
	the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
	(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
	an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
	(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

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