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| def·i·lade [ déffi làyd, déffi ld ] |
noun (plural def·i·lades) |
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defense configuration: fortifications or protection against enemy gunfire that might be aimed at a line of troops.
See also enfiladen (sense 1)
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transitive verb (past and past participle def·i·lad·ed, present participle def·i·lad·ing, 3rd person present singular def·i·lades) |
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protect troops: to set up protective fortifications to protect troops or a position
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| [Early 19th century. < French défiler (see defile2), after enfilade] |
