DEFILADE


Meaning of DEFILADE in English

transitive verb (-laded; -lading) Etymology: probably from de- + -filade (as in enfilade) Date: 1828 to arrange (fortifications) so as to protect the lines from frontal or enfilading fire and the interior from fire from above or behind, ~ noun

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