The phrase "avert defeat" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is trying to prevent or avoid losing in a competition, conflict, or challenge.
Example: "The team worked tirelessly to avert defeat in the final minutes of the game."
Alternatives: "prevent loss" or "avoid failure.".
But will it be sufficient to avert defeat in Afghanistan?
COX MAKES TWO DOUBLES Brooklyn Rookie's Safeties Fail to Avert Defeat -- Knight's Work Helps Victors.
In addition, it will help JPMorgan, which has been aggressively working behind the scenes to avert defeat, to move beyond the fallout from the trading loss.
Opponents pooh-pooh this alleged safeguard, saying that decision-making power is what matters.The government can probably avert defeat on June 9th by doling out concessions.
It is easy to forget efforts that bordered on the heroic against Sri Lanka, but which left him bitterly disappointed on each occasion having failed to force victory with the ball at Lord's or to avert defeat with the bat at Headingley.
Ms. Weinberg, of Bergen County, brushed aside accusations that the postponement was a tactical maneuver to avert defeat in the Senate, saying that the issue had generated so much public interest that residents deserved more time to give it thorough consideration.
O'Higgins attacked prematurely, narrowly averting defeat.
The sequel describes the outcome: after intensive lobbying by Canadian officials and the White House, the administration narrowly averted defeat and won the fast track authority it sought.
His second league goal averted defeat at Turf Moor and prevented Burnley from leapfrogging their relegation rivals.
Meanwhile, Conservative pro-EU rebels are quietly considering their approach to a government proposal aimed at averting defeat on the EU withdrawal bill next week.
It seems likely only something epic from Amla can avert another defeat here and the near-certainty of relegation.
