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Defilade

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To arrange (fortifications) in such a way as to give protection from enfilading and other fire.

n. The act or procedure of defilading.

n. A fortified position offering protection from enfilading and other fire.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To fortify something as a protection from enfilading fire.

n. A fortification having such protection.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

In fortification, to arrange the plan and profile of (a fortification) so as to protect its lines from enfilading fire, and its interior from plunging or reverse fire. Also defile.

n. That arrangement of a fortification by means of which its interior is concealed from an adversary on a neighboring height.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire

Word Usage

"And, again, quite prominent pieces of terrain where you can have good what's called defilade fire but you have to be very careful about being isolated."

Verb Form

defiladed defilades defilading

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

fortification munition

Cross Reference

enfilade

Form

defiladed defilading

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