DEFILADE


Meaning of DEFILADE in English

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

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