transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈde-fə-ˌlād, -ˌläd ]
transitive verb
( -lad·ed ; -lad·ing )
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
• defilade noun