defilade

[ def-uh-leyd ]

/ ˌdɛf əˈleɪd /

noun

protection or shielding from hostile ground observation and flat projecting fire provided by an artificial or natural obstacle, as a hill.

verb (used with object), def·i·lad·ed, def·i·lad·ing.

to shield from enemy fire by using natural or artificial obstacles.

Origin of defilade

First recorded in 1820–30; from French défil(er), originally, “to unthread” (equivalent to dé- negative prefix + (en)filer “to thread,” ultimately from Latin fīlum “thread”) + French -ade noun suffix denoting action or process; see dis-¹, -ade¹

Words nearby defilade

deficit, deficit financing, deficit spending, de fide, defier, defilade, defile, define, defined, defined-benefit, definiendum

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Example sentences from the Web for defilade

One man makes it across the defilade on the beach and another does not.
A Very Good War|Bob Kerrey|March 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In its construction the principles of defilade have been completely ignored.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force|Sir Winston S. Churchill
This position commanded Fort Sanders, so that it now became necessary to defilade the fort.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866|Various

British Dictionary definitions for defilade

defilade

/ (ˌdɛfɪˈleɪd) military /

noun

protection provided by obstacles against enemy crossfire from the rear, or observation

the disposition of defensive fortifications to produce this protection

verb (tr)

to provide protection for by defilade

Word Origin for defilade

C19: see de-, enfilade

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单词	defilade
释义	defilade [ def-uh-leyd ] / ˌdɛf əˈleɪd / noun protection or shielding from hostile ground observation and flat projecting fire provided by an artificial or natural obstacle, as a hill. verb (used with object), def·i·lad·ed, def·i·lad·ing. to shield from enemy fire by using natural or artificial obstacles. Origin of defilade First recorded in 1820–30; from French défil(er), originally, “to unthread” (equivalent to dé- negative prefix + (en)filer “to thread,” ultimately from Latin fīlum “thread”) + French -ade noun suffix denoting action or process; see dis-¹, -ade¹ Words nearby defilade deficit, deficit financing, deficit spending, de fide, defier, defilade, defile, define, defined, defined-benefit, definiendum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for defilade One man makes it across the defilade on the beach and another does not. A Very Good War\|Bob Kerrey\|March 10, 2010\|DAILY BEAST In its construction the principles of defilade have been completely ignored. The Story of the Malakand Field Force\|Sir Winston S. Churchill This position commanded Fort Sanders, so that it now became necessary to defilade the fort. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866\|Various British Dictionary definitions for defilade defilade / (ˌdɛfɪˈleɪd) military / noun protection provided by obstacles against enemy crossfire from the rear, or observation the disposition of defensive fortifications to produce this protection verb (tr) to provide protection for by defilade Word Origin for defilade C19: see de-, enfilade Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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