"defence" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

defence sustantivo

sustantivo + defence
Kolokacji: 19
air defence • title defence • self defence • defence of the city • home defence • ...
(2) self, fighter, host
Kolokacji: 3
(4) coast, beach, shore
Kolokacji: 3
1. coast defence = obrona nadbrzeżna coast defence
2. beach defence = obrona na plaży beach defence
  • Machine guns salvaged from the wrecked landing craft were set up in the beach defences.
  • The beach defences seen at the foot of the Rock in the initial shot were also added solely for the film, to an otherwise non-military area.
  • Once clear of the beach defences they found themselves in a relatively quite sector.
  • The approach was from the town quay, across the harbour, through the beach defences onto the Cape and into the U-boat repair docks.
  • It was hoped that preliminary naval and air bombardment would soften up the beach defences and destroy coastal strongpoints.
  • Tank obstacles, land mines and beach defences were put in place around the Fort.
  • Its objectives were to reconnoitre and damage the beach defences, take prisoners and destroy a searchlight battery.
  • Back in England, he took on responsibility for the beach defences in Devon and Cornwall, where many of his pillboxes still stand today.
  • Another large contribution was the 15,000 miles of tube, used for the construction of beach defences, termed Admiralty scaffolding.
  • It was then that the British conducted a review of the beach defences.
3. shore defence = brzeg obrona shore defence
(5) flood, sea
Kolokacji: 2
defence + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 75
Defence Force • Defence Minister • Defence Staff • defence policy • Defence Secretary • defence lawyer • Defence Ministry • ...
defence + verbo
Kolokacji: 3
defence argues • defence takes • defence rests
verbo + defence
Kolokacji: 22
play in defence • provide defence • make a defence • strengthen one's defences • organize the defence • ...
adjetivo + defence
Kolokacji: 39
coastal defence • successful defence • German defence • civil defence • strong defence • ...
preposición + defence
Kolokacji: 16
of Defence • on defence • in defence • through the defences • for the defence • ...

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