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Defense (sports), the action of preventing an opponent from scoring Defender (association football), an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; Defenceman (ice hockey), a player, other than the goaltender, in a defensive position; Defensive batting, a method of avoiding being out in cricket
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is played.
A defensive player may line up anywhere on his side of the line of scrimmage and perform any legal action. Over time, however, defensive roles have become defined into three main sets of players that encompass several individual positions. Defensive formations are often known by a numerical code indicating the number of players at each position.
A defensive fighting position is a type of earthwork constructed in a military context, generally large enough to accommodate anything from one soldier to a fire team (or similar sized unit). Terminology
A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fortifications such as curtain walls with towers , bastions and gates for access to the city. [ 1 ]
Defensive weapons include: Personal weapons - see Self-defense#Armed; Missile defense; Planetary defense weapons - see Asteroid impact avoidance; Other means of neutralizing attacks - see Category:Weapons countermeasures
Defensive tackle Pat Williams (in blue) with the Minnesota Vikings in 2009. A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that typically lines up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards; however, he may also line up opposite one of the offensive tackles.
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