| department of defense | (n) the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947, Syn. DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense, Defense Department |
| department of defense laboratory system | (n) a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness, Syn. LABLINK |
| 国防省 | [こくぼうしょう, kokuboushou] (n) Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; (British) Ministry of Defence #18,302 [Add to Longdo] |
| 防総省 | [ぼうそうしょう, bousoushou] (n) Department of Defense (Defence) [Add to Longdo] |