defilade Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire

WordNet

De`fi*lade" transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. défiler to defile, and défilade act of defiling. See 1st Defile.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Defiladed; present participle & verbal noun Defilading
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.

Webster 1913