undefended
adjective
un·de·fend·ed
ˌən-di-ˈfen-dəd 
: not guarded or protected : not defended
left the goal undefended
an undefended frontier/border
Examples of undefended in a Sentence
the cowardly soldiers fled, leaving the palace undefended
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Our two nations enjoy the world’s longest undefended border, largest trading partnership, and nearly a century of military cooperation, from the beaches of D-Day to the fight against al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.
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Ian Cooper, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Ukraine says that would amount to surrender and leave it undefended if Moscow attacks again.
—USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
For more than a century, the U.S. and Canada built a close, prosperous partnership—standing together in war, mutually fueling their economies through trade, and maintaining the world's longest undefended border.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Trump’s aggressive tariffs may undermine another of his objectives — countering the dangers posed by a (largely) undefended Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, at a time when China and Russia are taking an increasing interest in the Arctic.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ian Cooper, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Ukraine says that would amount to surrender and leave it undefended if Moscow attacks again.
—USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
For more than a century, the U.S. and Canada built a close, prosperous partnership—standing together in war, mutually fueling their economies through trade, and maintaining the world's longest undefended border.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Trump’s aggressive tariffs may undermine another of his objectives — countering the dangers posed by a (largely) undefended Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, at a time when China and Russia are taking an increasing interest in the Arctic.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Undefended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undefended. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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