Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Defilade"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Defilade \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
defilade
n : the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect
against enemy fire
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