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Meaning of DEFILADE

Pronunciation:  `defu'leyd

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 Definition: [n]  the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire
 
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 See Also: fortification, munition

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\De`fi*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defiladed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Defilading}.] [Cf. F. d['e]filer to defile, and
d['e]filade act of defiling. See 1st {Defile}.] (Mil.)
To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works
commanded from some higher point.
 
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