Defilade
Pronunciation : De`fi*lade"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. d?filer to defile, and d?filade act of defiling. See 1st Defile.] (Mil.)
Definition : Defn: To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.
t. [imp. & p. p. Defiladed; p. pr. & vb. n. Defilading.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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