defilade

2 definitions found

defilade - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

defilade - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  defilade
      n 1: the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect
           against enemy fire