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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