Collateral
Collateral noun - A security pledged for the repayment of a loan.
Defense and collateral are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defense" instead a noun "Collateral".
Nearby Word: collate
Defense
Defense noun - Means or method of defending.
Collateral and defense are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collateral" instead a noun "Defense".
Both words in one sentence
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The trail of collateral damage Myrl leaves in his wake includes two people dead: the first killed accidentally by someone else and the second killed by Myrl in self-defense.
Source: Pyrrhic Victory - Averted with CIWS defense systems in Iraq - the automatic anti-mortar systems use self-destructing ammunition to reduce collateral damage.
Source: Firing in the Air a Lot -
The Computer Is Your Friend: At the end of the movie, due to the battle between Rayquaza and the two Deoxys beating the crap out of each other (and causing major collateral damage), LaRousse City's defense system goes haywire.
Source: Anime / Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
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Defense and Collateral. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/collateral/defense
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Defense or Collateral. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/collateral/defense.
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