nondefense

English

Alternative forms

• non-defense

Etymology

From non- +‎ defense.

Adjective

nondefense (not comparable)

1. Unrelated to military defense
   • 1988 August 19, Ben Joravsky, “Peace Conversion: a tiny city agency seeks to turn swords into plowshares”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     A more immediate concern, therefore, is to figure how more of the $250 million earmarked for Chicago might be spent on nondefense items.

Related terms

• nondefensive