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Definition of 'Defilade'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) defilade
protection from hostile ground observation and frontal fire provided by an artificial or natural obstacle.

2. (v.t.) defilade
to shield from enemy fire by using natural or artificial obstacles.

Etymology: (1820–30; < F défil(er), orig. to unthread (dé-dis -¹+ (en)filer to thread &indirdesc; L fīlum thread))

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1. (noun) defilade
the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire

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1. (verb) Defilade
to raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point

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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. Defilade
1. Protection from hostile observation and fire provided by an obstacle such as a hill, ridge, or bank. 2. A vertical distance by which a position is concealed from enemy observation. 3. To shield from enemy fire or observation by using natural or artificial obstacles.

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