Defilade Definition

dĕfə-lād, -läd
defiladed, defilades, defilading
verb
To arrange (troops and fortifications) so that the terrain will protect them, esp. from gunfire against either flank.
Webster's New World

To fortify something as a protection from enfilading fire.

Wiktionary
noun
The act of defilading.
Webster's New World
A fortified position offering protection from enfilading and other fire.
American Heritage
The protection afforded by defilading.
Webster's New World

Origin of Defilade

  • de– (en)filade

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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