defilade

See also: défilade

English
Military enfilade and defilade

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɛfɪˈleɪd/
  • Rhymes: -eɪd

Verb

defilade (third-person singular simple present defilades, present participle defilading, simple past and past participle defiladed)

  1. (transitive, military) To fortify (something) as a protection from enfilading fire.
    Synonym: (rare) defile

Noun

defilade (plural defilades)

  1. A fortification having such protection.
    Antonym: enfilade

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