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1. (n.) civil defense
plans and activities organized by civilians to protect people and property in case of natural disaster, war, or other emergency.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) civil defense
activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster
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1. civil defense
Preventive emergency measures and programs designed to protect the individual or community in times of hostile attack.
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. civil defense
All those activities and measures designed or undertaken to: a. minimize the effects upon the civilian population caused or which would be caused by an enemy attack on the United States; b. deal with the immediate emergency conditions that would be created by any such attack; and c. effectuate emergency repairs to, or the emergency restoration of, vital utilities and facilities destroyed or damaged by any such attack.
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