defensive formation
Guarding tactical setup
A defensive formation is a strategic arrangement of players, troops, or units designed to protect against attack.
In sports like football, it describes how defenders position themselves to counter the offense: They lined up in a 4-3 defensive formation.
In military contexts, it refers to how forces deploy to hold ground or repel an enemy advance.
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
- shield wallLinked defensive barrier formation
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
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flanks · garrison · fortification · rampart · barricade · hold the line · zone · man-to-man · linebacker · scrimmage · bulwark · perimeter · stronghold · rearguard · redoubt · circle the wagons · turtle · hedgehog
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Swift, overwhelming offensive
offensive strategy · goal-line offense · spread offense · run-and-gun
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