Hypertext Webster Gateway: "defensible"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Defensible \De*fen"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]fensable, LL.
defensabilis, defensibilis. See {Defense}, and cf.
{Defendable}.]
1. Capable of being defended; as, a defensible city, or a
defensible cause.
2. Capable of offering defense. [Obs.] --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
defensible
adj : capable of being defended [syn: {defendable}]
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