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Defilade

Defilade Meaning & Definition
Defilade Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Defilade?

[n] the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire

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See Also | fortification | munition

Defilade In Webster's Dictionary

\De`fi*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defiladed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defilading}.] [Cf. F. d['e]filer to defile, and d['e]filade act of defiling. See 1st {Defile}.] (Mil.) To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.

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