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Military unit
Eastern Defense Command was first established as the Northeast Defense Command on 17 March 1941 as one of four U.S. Army continental defense commands
Eastern_Defense_Command
Military unit
1945 – March 1946 Eastern Defense Command Central Defense Command Southern Defense Command Alaska Defense Command Antiaircraft Command (United States) Caribbean
Western_Defense_Command
US Air Force unit
The Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) is a United States Air Force unit of Air Combat Command (ACC), permanently assigned to the North American Aerospace
Eastern_Air_Defense_Sector
Military unit
Western Defense Command Southern Defense Command Eastern Defense Command Alaska Defense Command Antiaircraft Command (United States) Caribbean Defense Command
Central_Defense_Command
Military unit
minefields. The command originated c. 1895 as an Artillery District(s) and became the Coast Defenses of Eastern New York and Coast Defenses of Southern New
Harbor_Defenses_of_New_York
Military command region of China
Eastern Theater Command (Chinese: 东部战区; pinyin: Dōngbù zhànqū) is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The command
Eastern_Theater_Command
Topics referred to by the same term
Eastern Naval Command (India) Eastern Flying Training Command (United States) Eastern Defense Command (United States) Eastern Military Command (Brazil) This
Eastern_Command
Bi-national military alliance
North American Aerospace Defense Command (commonly abbreviated to NORAD /ˈnɔːræd/ NΟR-ad; French: Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l'Amérique
NORAD
Military unit
Western Defense Command Eastern Defense Command Central Defense Command Southern Defense Command Caribbean Defense Command Newfoundland Base Command Greenland
Alaska_Defense_Command
American anti-aircraft army command
the US Army had established four defense commands for both antiaircraft and coastal defense: Northeastern (later Eastern), Southern, Central and Western
Antiaircraft Command (United States)
Antiaircraft_Command_(United_States)
Military unit
Defense Command Central Defense Command Eastern Defense Command Alaska Defense Command Antiaircraft Command (United States) Caribbean Defense Command
Southern_Defense_Command
Military unit
Bliss, briefly in New York City as Antiaircraft Artillery Command of the Eastern Defense Command and shipped over to Britain, then onto France and Germany
602nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion
602nd_Anti-Aircraft_Artillery_Gun_Battalion
Command responsible for South American area
Base Command Greenland Base Command Bermuda Base Command Alaska Defense Command Antiaircraft Command (United States) Northwest Service Command Icelandic
United States Southern Command
United_States_Southern_Command
American WWII army general captured by Japanese
ticker-tape parade in New York City. He assumed command of the Eastern Defense Command/Second Service Command at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, on
Jonathan M. Wainwright (general)
Jonathan_M._Wainwright_(general)
Military command
The General Defense Command (防衛総司令部, Bōei Soshireibu) was a headquarters organization and general army of the Imperial Japanese Army, established to control
General_Defense_Command
Former U.S. Air Force major command
Northeast Air Command (NEAC) was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, responsible for the operation and defense of air bases in Greenland, Labrador
Northeast_Air_Command
Former U.S. Air Force major command
Aerospace Defense Command was a major command of the United States Air Force, responsible for air defense of the continental United States. It was activated
Aerospace_Defense_Command
Philippine Military's unified branch command for Eastern Mindanao
The Eastern Mindanao Command (abbrv. as EASTMINCOM) is the Armed Forces of the Philippines' unified command in charge of the Davao, Soccsksargen, and
AFP_Eastern_Mindanao_Command
South Korean intelligence organization
The Defense Counterintelligence Command (DCC; Korean: 국군방첩사령부) is the military intelligence security agency of the Republic of Korea Ministry of National
Defense Counterintelligence Command
Defense_Counterintelligence_Command
U.S. Armed Forces unified command
United States Armed Forces. The command is part of the Department of Defense and is the only unified combatant command created by an Act of Congress. USSOCOM
United States Special Operations Command
United_States_Special_Operations_Command
Military unit
The Eastern Air Defense Force (EADF) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command being stationed
Eastern_Air_Defense_Force
United States Department of Defense command
combatant command, also referred to as a combatant command (CCMD), is a joint military command of the United States Department of Defense that is composed
Unified_combatant_command
Military unit
It was one of the regional commands in the Japanese home islands reporting to the General Defense Command. The Eastern District Army was established
Eastern_District_Army
United States Army general
received promotion to lieutenant general in August 1939, and commanded the Eastern Defense Command during the early years of World War II. He reached the mandatory
Hugh_Aloysius_Drum
Former U.S. Army command dedicated to anti-aircraft warfare
Army Air Defense Command, previously Army Anti-Aircraft Command, was a major command of the United States Army which existed from 1957 to 1974. The ARAACOM
Army Air Defense Command (United States)
Army_Air_Defense_Command_(United_States)
Army branch of the Japanese armed forces
under its command. Other units under direct control of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Signal Systems Brigade Military Intelligence Command Electronic
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force
Newfoundland Base Command from 1941. General Jonathan M. Wainwright IV commanded the Second Service Command/Eastern Defense Command in 1945-46. Clay 2010a
Second_Corps_Area
List of military components of the U.S. Defense Department
The chain of command of the U.S. Department of Defense leads from the president (as commander-in-chief) through the secretary of defense down to the newest
List of components of the U.S. Department of Defense
List_of_components_of_the_U.S._Department_of_Defense
Military unit
combat team in the Army Ground Forces Reserve, attached to the Eastern Defense Command at Camp Pendleton, Virginia to guard militarily important facilities
111th Infantry Regiment (United States)
111th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
Military unit
The Air and Coastal Defense Command or ACDC (Thai: หน่วยบัญชาการต่อสู้อากาศยานและรักษาฝั่ง) or shortly called in Thai as (Thai: สอ.รฝ.) is the Anti-aircraft
Air and Coastal Defense Command
Air_and_Coastal_Defense_Command
Military unit
state militia unit, the Western Air Defense Sector is not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. It is under the jurisdiction of the
Western_Air_Defense_Sector
US joint military command
Pacific Command, it was renamed U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in 2018 as an acknowledgment of Indo–United States relations. In 2026, the Department of Defense rebranded
United States Indo-Pacific Command
United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command
Combatant command for Africa
Africa Command (USAFRICOM, U.S. AFRICOM, and AFRICOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense, headquartered
United_States_Africa_Command
Unified combatant command of the US Armed Forces
States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. The command is tasked with
United States Northern Command
United_States_Northern_Command
Military unit
detached from the division and attached to the Eastern Defense Command to provide ground forces for the defense of the East Coast from New York to Philadelphia
44th Infantry Division (United States)
44th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
Field army of the United States Army
War II, Drum was assigned command of the newly established Eastern Defense Command, responsible for coastal and domestic defense, which relieved the First
First_Army_(United_States)
United States Army general
continued command of the Eastern Defense Command, which also assumed the duties of the Central Defense Command, and the Second Service Command for the New
George_Grunert
Inactive US Army formation
26th Division was available to the Eastern Defense Command (EDC) from December 1941 through early 1942 for mobile defense; the 104th Infantry remained on
26th Infantry Division (United States)
26th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
Regional command of the Israel Defense Forces
Northern Command (Hebrew: פִּקּוּד צָפוֹן, Pikud Tzafon, often abbreviated to Patzan) is a regional command in the Israel Defense Forces. The command, whose
Northern_Command_(Israel)
Military unit
The Eastern Naval Command is one of the three command-level formations of the Indian Navy. It is headquartered in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The command
Eastern_Naval_Command
Former US Army military districts
newly formed Eastern, Central, Southern, and Western Defense Commands, which overlaid the existing Corps Areas under a new Continental Defense Organization
Corps_area
Military unit
their defenses in this region. The Sector from Ramtha to the Iraqi border was covered by the Eastern Command (5th Armoured Division). This command was involved
Jordanian_Eastern_Command
US Air Force formation
Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC). It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Its primary mission is the air defense of the Contiguous United
First_Air_Force
Pakistani military unit during the 1971 war
Eastern Command of the Pakistan Army (initially designated as III Corps) was a corps-sized military field manoeuvre formation overseen and commanded by
Eastern_Command_(Pakistan)
US Army National Guard formation
team, initially used to guard important Eastern Seaboard industrial facilities under the Eastern Defense Command. Headquarters, 28th Infantry Division 109th
28th Infantry Division (United States)
28th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
U.S. military unified combatant command
operating an airborne command post, Operation Silk Purse. During the 1961 Berlin Crisis, on 25 August 1961, the Department of Defense announced 148,000 reserve
United States European Command
United_States_European_Command
Military unit
The Eastern Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Eastern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Fuzhou, Fujian. The current commander
Eastern Theater Command Ground Force
Eastern_Theater_Command_Ground_Force
Military unit
The Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command. It coordinated the coast defenses of Portsmouth
Harbor_Defenses_of_Portsmouth
Military command regions of China
but not for combatant command. There are 5 theater commands: Eastern, Southern, Western, Northern, and Central theater commands, organized by a geographical
Theater_command
Military unit
105 mm howitzers. In April 1942 the Bermuda Base Command was placed under the US Eastern Defense Command. The 27th CA Battalion was inactivated in Bermuda
Bermuda_Base_Command
Military unit
The Harbor Defenses of the Delaware was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command. It coordinated the coast defenses of the Delaware
Harbor Defenses of the Delaware
Harbor_Defenses_of_the_Delaware
Land service branch of the U.S. military
establishes Army Cyber Command". army.mil. Retrieved 28 June 2016. "About the Command – United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command". smdc.army.mil
United_States_Army
1990–2009 Computer Systems Command Eastern Defense Command 1941–1946 US Army Engineer Command, Europe 1966–1974 US Army Engineer Command, Vietnam 1966–1971 Financial
Obsolete shoulder sleeve insignia of the United States Army
Obsolete_shoulder_sleeve_insignia_of_the_United_States_Army
Unified combatant command of the U.S. Armed Forces responsible for the Middle East
States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. It was established
United_States_Central_Command
Combined military force of Ethiopia
military force of Ethiopia. ENDF is consisted of 8 command forces which is controlled by Defense Commanders council chaired by Chief of General Staff
Ethiopian National Defense Force
Ethiopian_National_Defense_Force
Former United States Air Force base in Colorado, United States
meridian was managed by the Eastern Air Defense Force (also First Air Force territory). The command for the Western Air Defense Force (also Second Air Force
Ent_Air_Force_Base
Type of U. S. military organization
A Harbor Defense Command was a military organization of the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps designated in 1925 from predecessor organizations
Harbor_Defense_Command
American military officer (born 1950)
the 26th United States secretary of defense from 2017 to 2019. A retired Marine Corps four-star general, he commanded forces in the Gulf War, the War in
Jim_Mattis
Military forces of Japan
Operations Command JSDF Intelligence Security Command JSDF Cyber Defense Command JSDF Maritime Transport Group Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Japan
Japan_Self-Defense_Forces
Military unit
responsibility is the defense of the Tōhoku region. North Eastern Army, in Sendai 6th Division, in Higashine, responsible for the defense of Fukushima, Miyagi
North_Eastern_Army_(Japan)
United States Army installation
the Defense Information School, the Defense Media Activity, the United States Army Field Band, and the headquarters of United States Cyber Command, the
Fort_Meade
U.S. Space Force space development, acquisition, launch, and logistics field command
Space Systems Command (SSC) is the United States Space Force's space development, acquisition, launch, and logistics field command. It is headquartered
Space_Systems_Command
Military unit
The Eastern Army (東部方面隊, Tōbu Hōmentai) is one of five active Armies of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force headquartered at Camp Asaka in Asaka, Saitama
Eastern_Army_(Japan)
Indonesian Air Force command
and air defense of Indonesian airspace. Koopsudnas plays a vital part for air defense capability of the Republic of Indonesia. This command is held by
National Air Operation Command
National_Air_Operation_Command
Syrian Democratic Forces commander
of Defense for the Eastern Region since March 2026. He was the general commander of the People's Defense Units, and a member of the general command of
Sipan_Hamo
Joint Operations Command Center of the People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater
Liberation Army Eastern Theater Joint Operations Command Center, located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, is the supreme joint operations command unit for all
PLA Eastern Theater Joint Operations Command Center
PLA_Eastern_Theater_Joint_Operations_Command_Center
Military unit
The Harbor Defenses of Boston was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command. It coordinated the coast defenses of Boston, Massachusetts
Harbor_Defenses_of_Boston
United States anti-ballistic missile system
Defense (GMD), previously National Missile Defense (NMD), is an anti-ballistic missile system implemented by the United States of America for defense
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense
Ground-Based_Midcourse_Defense
United States military unit
Special Operations Command Pacific, known as SOCPAC or USSOCPAC, is a sub-unified command of the United States Department of Defense for special operations
Special Operations Command Pacific
Special_Operations_Command_Pacific
Military unit
The Harbor Defenses of Portland was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command. It coordinated the coast defenses of Portland,
Harbor_Defenses_of_Portland
Military unit
Iceland Base Command (IBC) is an inactive United States Army organization. It was established for the United States defense of the Kingdom of Iceland during
Iceland_Base_Command
U.S. Space Force officer
and range operations of Space Systems Command, commander of Space Launch Delta 45, and director of the Eastern Range. She previously served as the senior
Kristin_Panzenhagen
Combined military forces of the United States
Missile Defense Command, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, and
United_States_Armed_Forces
Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Atlantic Fleet, a unified functional command (Continental Air Defense Command), and
List_of_combatant_commanders
United States Army Lieutenant general and lawyer
he held additional duty as Intelligence officer for Eastern Defense Command, which was commanded also by General Drum. Following the Japanese attack on
Cornelius_W._Wickersham
U.S. Space Force base near Cocoa Beach, Florida
Administration/Air Defense Command (later Aerospace Defense Command) joint-use radar site featuring an AN/FPS-66 general surveillance radar set for air defense of the
Patrick_Space_Force_Base
Air Force component of the U.S. Special Operations Command
An Air Force major command (MAJCOM), AFSOC is also the U.S. Air Force component command to United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), a unified
Air Force Special Operations Command
Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command
US Army fort near Lewes, Delaware (1942–1991)
under the Eastern Defense Command, and on 1 April 1945 was inactivated, with remaining personnel at Fort Miles transferring to the Harbor Defenses of the
Fort_Miles
Branch of Armed Forces of Ukraine
International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, a foreign legion which was placed under the command of the Territorial Defense Forces. A TDF battalion, the
Territorial Defence Forces (Ukraine)
Territorial_Defence_Forces_(Ukraine)
Former Massachusetts National Guard camp
stationed with its companies serving on coast patrol duty for the Eastern Defense Command in New England. In 1948, Camp Framingham was transferred from the
Camp_Framingham
United States Space Force Launch unit
the East Coast. It manages the Eastern Range, including launch activities for the Space Force, Department of Defense (DoD), NASA, and other private space
Space_Launch_Delta_45
Historic military fortress in New York City
early part of the war, and later the Eastern Defense Command (EDC), responsible for all Army units and defense coordination in the northeastern United
Fort_Jay
Agency in the U.S. Department of Defense
Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC or CID) United States Marine Corps Criminal Investigation Division (USMCCID or CID) "Defense Counterintelligence
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Defense_Counterintelligence_and_Security_Agency
US Air Force base in Greenland (1941–1992)
United States Army, 15 January 1941 Eastern Defense Command (U.S. Army), 12 December 1942 Air Transport Command, 1 January 1946 Military Air Transport
Sondrestrom_Air_Base
Decommissioned United States military base
Newfoundland Base Command. On 12 February 1942 Battery D, 52nd CA was redesignated as Battery D, 24th Coast Artillery (Harbor Defense) (Composite) Regiment
Pepperrell_Air_Force_Base
Space service branch of the U.S. military
referred to as the "first space war". The Strategic Defense Initiative and creation of Air Force Space Command in the 1980s marked a renaissance for military
United_States_Space_Force
Military installation in Queens, New York
and the Harbor Defenses of Eastern New York effectively inactivated, although a minefield possibly remained in reserve and the command remained in service
Fort_Totten_(Queens)
Military unit
Terminal Command (a Transportation Corps component). The original MTMA did not feature port commands but did include five regional offices: eastern (Pittsburgh
United States Army Transportation Command
United_States_Army_Transportation_Command
United States Marine Corps component command
Operations Command (MARSOC) is one of the four primary component commands (USASOC, USNSWC, AFSOC, MARSOC) of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command
United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command
Military unit
The Harbor Defenses of New Bedford was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command. It coordinated the coast defenses of New Bedford
Harbor Defenses of New Bedford
Harbor_Defenses_of_New_Bedford
Military unit
Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command. It coordinated the coast defenses of Long
Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound
Harbor_Defenses_of_Long_Island_Sound
U.S. Combat Support Agency for countering WMD
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is both a defense agency and a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense (DoD) for
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Defense_Threat_Reduction_Agency
Military unit
Kohanudgab is tasked with guarding defense centers in the eastern part of Indonesia. Furthermore, the National Air Defense Command (Indonesian: Komando Pertahanan
Indonesian National Air Defense Forces Command
Indonesian_National_Air_Defense_Forces_Command
the 211th Field Artillery Battalion, part of the forces of the Eastern Defense Command for defending the United States. The infantry company patrolled
Ipswich_Camp
Tri-services command of the Indian Armed Forces
The Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) is a integrated tri-services command of the Indian Armed Forces, based at Sri Vijaya Puram in the Andaman and Nicobar
Andaman_and_Nicobar_Command
American general (born 1953)
States Army general who served as the 28th United States secretary of defense, from 2021 to 2025, under the Biden administration. Before retiring from
Lloyd_Austin
Protective measures against hazardous materials warfare
and Nuclear Defense Company, based at Goiânia and part of the Brazilian Special Operations Command, that makes the decontamination and defense in CBRN situations
CBRN_defense
American admiral (b. 1964)
assumed command of United States Indo-Pacific Command on 3 May 2024, in a ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam attended by Secretary of Defense Lloyd
Samuel_Paparo
U.S. Space Force general
access to space, director of the Eastern Range, and director of launch and range operations of Space Systems Command. 1993 Bachelor of Science, Engineering
Stephen_G._Purdy
Military unit
Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command. It coordinated the coast defenses of Narragansett
Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay
Harbor_Defenses_of_Narragansett_Bay
EASTERN DEFENSE-COMMAND
EASTERN DEFENSE-COMMAND
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern counties)
English (eastern counties) : unexplained. Possibly a variant of Masset (see Massett).
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern)
English (eastern) : variant of Raymond.
Female
Finnish
Finnish form of Persian Esther, ESTERI means "star."
Boy/Male
American, British, Chinese, English
Eastern Settlement; From East Town
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern counties)
English (eastern counties) : apparently a variant of German.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Castor.Americanized spelling of German Kaster.
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern counties)
English (eastern counties) : unexplained.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Born at Easter
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Pastor 2.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Polish pasterz ‘shepherd’.English : generally a variant of Pastor, but possibly in some cases an occupational name for a baker, from an agent derivative of Old French paste ‘paste or dough’.
Surname or Lastname
English (northern and eastern)
English (northern and eastern) : variant spelling of Milner.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Yiddish tesler ‘carpenter’.English : variant of Tessler.German : variant of Tescher.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Master. Reaney notes the medieval example atte Maysters (1327), and suggests this might have denoted someone who lived at a master’s house, a master’s servant or perhaps an apprentice.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Paster or Pastor.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant of Goren.English : variant of Goring 1.French : diminutive of Gore.
Male
English
English unisex name derived from the holiday name "Easter," which is related to Old English Eosturmónaþ/Eastermónaþ, EASTER means "April."
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
Born at Easter; Goddess of the Dawn; Easter Time
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a hypercorrected form of Easter.
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Persian Esther, ESTER means "star."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living to the east of a main settlement, from Middle English easter ‘eastern’, Old English ēasterra, in form a comparative of ēast ‘east’ (see East).English : habitational name from a group of villages in Essex, named from Old English eowestre ‘sheepfold’.English : nickname for someone who had some connection with the festival of Easter, such as being born or baptized at that time (Old English ēastre, perhaps from the name of a pagan festival connected with the dawn).Translation of the German family name Oster.
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern England)
English (eastern England) : variant of Beaton.
EASTERN DEFENSE-COMMAND
EASTERN DEFENSE-COMMAND
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
True Believer
Male
Egyptian
, Petubastes.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Holy; Free from Sin
Girl/Female
Tamil
Heaven
Boy/Male
Afghan, African, American, Arabic, Chinese, German, Lebanese, Muslim, Nigerian, Sindhi, Tamil, Turkish
Servant of Allah; One who Serves the God; Servant of God
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Beautiful
Female
Danish
, pure.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Female Warrior
Boy/Male
Hindu
(The son of Bhima and the raskshasi (demoness) Hidimbi. He became a leader of the Rakshasas and assisted the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra war.)
EASTERN DEFENSE-COMMAND
EASTERN DEFENSE-COMMAND
EASTERN DEFENSE-COMMAND
EASTERN DEFENSE-COMMAND
EASTERN DEFENSE-COMMAND
a.
Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits.
n.
Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.
v. t.
To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse.
a.
In a state or posture of defense.
adv.
In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
n.
See Self-defense.
a.
Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries.
n.
Alt. of Defence
a.
Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.
a.
Affording defense; defensive.
n.
The day on which the festival is observed; Easter day.
n.
A defender.
n. & v. t.
See Defense.
a.
Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive.
v. t.
To furnish with defenses; to fortify.
n.
Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc.
a.
Going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an eastern voyage.
n.
Defender.
imp. & p. p.
of Defend
n.
See Aristotle's lantern.