defilade
[ def-uh-leyd ]
/ ˌdɛf əˈleɪd /
noun
protection or shielding from hostile ground observation and flat projecting fire provided by an artificial or natural obstacle, as a hill.
verb (used with object), def·i·lad·ed, def·i·lad·ing.
to shield from enemy fire by using natural or artificial obstacles.
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Example sentences from the Web for defilade
One man makes it across the defilade on the beach and another does not.
In its construction the principles of defilade have been completely ignored.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force |Sir Winston S. ChurchillThis position commanded Fort Sanders, so that it now became necessary to defilade the fort.
British Dictionary definitions for defilade
defilade
/ (ˌdɛfɪˈleɪd) military /
noun
protection provided by obstacles against enemy crossfire from the rear, or observation
the disposition of defensive fortifications to produce this protection
verb (tr)
to provide protection for by defilade
Word Origin for defilade
C19: see
de-,
enfilade