tower defense

noun

A style of real-time strategy video game in which the player attempts to stop enemies from crossing a map by building traps to slow them down and towers or turrets which shoot at them as they pass within range.

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Meanings

nountower defense (uncountable)

alternative initialism TD

  1. uncountablevideo gamesA style of real-time strategy video game in which the player attempts to stop enemies from crossing a map by building traps to slow them down and towers or turrets which shoot at them as they pass within range.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 塔防, 塔防游戲 /塔防游戏
  • 塔防 (tǎfáng)video game genre
  • 塔防游戲 /塔防游戏 (tǎfáng yóuxì)video game genre
Japanese タワーディフェンス, TD (tī-dī)
  • タワーディフェンス (tawā difensu)video game genre
  • TD (tī-dī)video game genre
Vietnamese thủ thành
  • thủ thànhvideo game genre
Cite this entry
APA

tower defense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tower%20defense

MLA

“tower defense.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tower%20defense. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tower defense,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tower%20defense.

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