civil defense
noun
: the system of protective measures and emergency relief activities conducted by civilians in case of hostile attack, sabotage, or natural disaster
Examples of civil defense in a Sentence
She's in training to be part of the local civil defense.
the head of civil defense
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Gaza’s civil defense agency, which carries out search and rescue operations, said it was forced to pull out of northern Gaza due to threats from Israeli forces.
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
The spokesman of the Gaza civil defense said that entire families were wiped out and that between 20 to 40 tents were destroyed.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
While speaking with Pagina 12, Fabian Garcia, the undersecretary of civil defense for the municipality, said that rescue teams were using sounds to find those trapped.
—Matthew Impelli and Jon Jackson
follow, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Last month, Lai held the first meeting of a civil defense committee aimed at keep the archipelago resilient in any emergency.
—Yian Lee and Philip Glamann / Bloomberg, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
The spokesman of the Gaza civil defense said that entire families were wiped out and that between 20 to 40 tents were destroyed.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
While speaking with Pagina 12, Fabian Garcia, the undersecretary of civil defense for the municipality, said that rescue teams were using sounds to find those trapped.
—Matthew Impelli and Jon Jackson
follow, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Last month, Lai held the first meeting of a civil defense committee aimed at keep the archipelago resilient in any emergency.
—Yian Lee and Philip Glamann / Bloomberg, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Civil defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20defense. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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