| 单词 | defilade |
| 释义 | defilade[ def-uh-leyd ] / ˌdɛf əˈleɪd / nounprotection 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 defiladeFirst 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 defiladedeficit, 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
British Dictionary definitions for defiladedefilade / (ˌdɛfɪˈleɪd) military / nounprotection 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 defiladeC19: 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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