Defn: Capability of being defended.
DEFENSIBLE De*fen"si*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. défensable, LL. defensabilis, defensibilis. See Defense, and cf. Defendable.]
1. Capable of being defended; as, a defensible city, or a defensible cause.
2. Capable of offering defense. [Obs.] Shak.
DEFENSIBLENESS
De*fen"si*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Capability of being defended; defensibility. Priestley.
DEFENSIVE
De*fen"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. défensif.]
1. Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor. A moat defensive to a house. Shak.
2. Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; — opposed to offensive; as, defensive war.
3. In a state or posture of defense. Milton.