Defen'sive

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• Zawiyetumm el-Rakan —    The site of a Ramesside fortress built by Ramesses II on the Libyan border near Mersa Matruh as a defen sive measure against Libyan incursions. It contains a small templeto Ptah and Sakhmet, chapels to the deified king, and storage magazines.… …   Ancient Egypt

• self-defense — self′ defense′ n. 1) the act of defending one s person by physical force 2) a claim or plea that the use of force was necessary in defending one s own person 3) cvb an act or instance of protecting one s own interests, property, etc., as by… …   From formal English to slang