Hasty Defense (Noun)
Meaning
A defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The unit's hasty defense was thrown together in a matter of hours, with troops scrambling to dig in and prepare for the enemy's impending attack.
- Despite being outnumbered, the platoon managed to establish a hasty defense that held off the enemy's initial assault.
- As the enemy's tanks broke through the lines, the battalion's commander ordered a hasty defense to be set up behind a nearby ridge.
- The hasty defense put up by the squad was sufficient to hold off the enemy's probes, but it wouldn't last long if the enemy brought up reinforcements.
- The general knew that a hasty defense was better than nothing, but he also knew that it would only buy them a short amount of time before the enemy overran their position.