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de·fen·sible [dɪˈfen(t)səbl̩] ADJ

1. defensible (capable of being defended):

defensible

2. defensible (supportable):

defensible

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In ethics, his central metaethical thesis is that a realist account of goodness is defensible if goodness is seen as a generic property. en.wikipedia.org

It is a defensible position reached through the examination of ideas, issues or sources. en.wikipedia.org

Was the use of violence to oppose the violence of slavery and the breaking of proslavery laws morally defensible? en.wikipedia.org

The site is naturally defensible, being bordered by steep ravines. en.wikipedia.org

This highly defensible position was filled with artillery. en.wikipedia.org

There are redoubts at the corners of the wall and at each side of the gates to make the fortress more easily defensible. en.wikipedia.org

We make sure what we are saying is both scientifically and analytically defensible. en.wikipedia.org

The coastal cities were placed in defensible positions on islands or headlands situated so as to control inland routes up the rift valleys. en.wikipedia.org

His military strategy revolved around sieges and the taking and holding of fortified settlements, in order to construct defensible frontiers. en.wikipedia.org

Historically, this morpheme was used in place names to describe a location as being defensible, such as a hill, a fort, or a fortified settlement. en.wikipedia.org

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