1. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; - Example: "his teams are always good on defense" [syn: defense, defence, defending team]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
defending team
n 1: (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team
from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" [syn:
defense, defence, defending team] [ant: offence,
offense]