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单词 DEFCON
释义

DEFCON

noun

DEF·​CON ˈdef-ˌkän How to pronounce DEFCON (audio)
: any one of five levels of U.S. military defense readiness that are ranked from 5 to 1 according to the perceived threat to national security, with 1 indicating the highest level of perceived threat
It was determined that the secretary of Defense had the authority to declare DEFCON 3 on his authority. Stephen A. Cambone
sometimes used figuratively
Don't even mention the privatization of Social Security that will take Congress to DEFCON 1. Sam Allis

Word History

Etymology

defense condition

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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