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English noun: defending team

1. defending team (group) (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring


SamplesHis teams are always good on defense.


Synonymsdefence, defense


Broader (hypernym)squad, team


Domain categoryathletics, sport


Antonymsoffence, offense









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