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home-deˈfence
[home n.1 15 d.]
The defence of one's native or home country; an armed force designed for this. Also attrib.
1642Chas. I Answ. Declar. both Houses 1 July 51 For home-defence of the Kingdome. 1671J. Ogilby America ii. 29 Lest if Carthage should be invaded by a foraign Enemy, it should want People for a Home-defence. 1885Marine Engineer 1 July 89/2 With such a fleet..we could dispense with the Channel Squadrons, for home defence. 1904Rep. R. Comm. Militia & Volunteers in Parl. Papers XXX. 16 A home-defence army. 1917‘Contact’ Airman's Outings 189 Mention must also be made of the Home Defence groups, but for which wholesale Zeppelin raids on the country would be of common occurrence. 1922Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 83/2 On the War Office taking over the responsibility for anti-aircraft defence from the Admiralty in Feb. 1916, a definite Home Defence organization was adopted. Ibid., In June the Home Defence wing was formed to include all Home Defence units. 1934S. Baldwin in Hansard Commons 19 July 1275 Of these 41 squadrons, 33 will be allotted to Home Defence, raising the existing 42 squadrons at home to a total of 75 squadrons. 1939War Illustr. 4 Nov. 237/1 Further openings for the older men will be given in two new directions..Home Defence Battalions..and an Auxiliary Pioneer Corps which will take over military pioneer work, both overseas and here. 1964E. H. Powell in I. L. Horowitz New Sociol. 342 The home-defense brigades partially filled this need. |