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
Recent Examples on the Web
More than 200 people have been killed as the Israeli military’s offensive in northern Gaza enters its ninth day, Gaza’s civil defense said.
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NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Beirut residents left reeling from Israeli strikes In the Burj Abi Haidar neighborhood of central Beirut, civil defense workers dug through concrete and twisted metal from a three-story building brought down the day before — the deadliest Israeli air raid to hit the capital over the last year.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
And the Algerian Red Crescent launched a disaster management unit in Tizi Ouzou – a 45-strong team of doctors, psychologists, and paramedics – to intervene at pace and support the civil defense forces in evacuating the injured.
—Madjid Serrah, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
The bodies are strewn in the streets for 4 to 5 (days), maybe a week, and no civil defense can evacuate them.
—Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 12 July 2024
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NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Beirut residents left reeling from Israeli strikes In the Burj Abi Haidar neighborhood of central Beirut, civil defense workers dug through concrete and twisted metal from a three-story building brought down the day before — the deadliest Israeli air raid to hit the capital over the last year.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
And the Algerian Red Crescent launched a disaster management unit in Tizi Ouzou – a 45-strong team of doctors, psychologists, and paramedics – to intervene at pace and support the civil defense forces in evacuating the injured.
—Madjid Serrah, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
The bodies are strewn in the streets for 4 to 5 (days), maybe a week, and no civil defense can evacuate them.
—Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 12 July 2024
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“Civil defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20defense. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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