WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Depart′ment of Defense′,
- Governmentthe department of the U.S. federal government charged with ensuring that the military capacity of the U.S. is adequate to safeguard the national security. Abbr.: DOD
'Department of Defense' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ada
- DOD
- M-day
- Pentagon
- United States Air Force
- United States Army
- United States Navy
- War Department
- defense
- pentagon