tower defense

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tower defense

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  1. uncountable 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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noun video game genre

日本語タワーディフェンス tawā difensu, TD (tī-dī)
中文塔防 tǎfáng, 塔防游戲 /塔防游戏 tǎfáng yóuxì
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@misc{tower_defense_2026,
  title = {tower defense},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tower%20defense},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}