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DEFILADE

\dɪfˈɪle͡ɪd], \dɪfˈɪle‍ɪd], \d_ɪ_f_ˈɪ_l_eɪ_d]\

Definitions of DEFILADE

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the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire

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By Princeton University

the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire

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By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Secure (fortification) against enfilading fire; (n.) this precaution or arrangement (also defilement). [French]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

[Fr., to file off.] (Mil.) To arrange the heights of the earthworks of fortification so as to conceal the interior from the fire of an enemy.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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