antidefense

English

Alternative forms

• antidefence (Commonwealth, Rare)

Etymology

From anti- +‎ defense.

Adjective

antidefense (not comparable)

1. (military) Countering a defense system.
   • 1986 December, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, volume 42, number 10, page 52:

     The Soviet Union has already indicated that it may respond to deployment of a ballistic-missile defense system by deploying antidefense weapons, such as space mines to trail defense satellites.