| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The art or act of determining the directions and heights of the lines of rampart with reference to the protection of the interior from exposure to an enemy's fire from any point within range, or from any works which may be erected.[Websters]. | |
| Verb | 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb defilade.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (defilade) | 1. To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.[Websters]. 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: defilading, defiladed, defilades, defilader, defiladers, defiladingly and defiladedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DEFILADING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: defilade
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Military | (DOD, NATO) 1. Protection from hostile observation and fire provided by an obstacle such as a hill, ridge, or bank. 2. A vertical distance by which a position is concealed from enemy observation. 3. To shield from enemy fire or observation by using natural or artificial obstacles. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: defilade
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Enfilade and defilade | Enfilade and defilade are military tactical concepts used to describe a fighting unit's exposure to enemy fire. In addition, enfilade fire is used to describe gunfire directed against an "enfiladed" unit or position. (references) | ||
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