defilade

See also: défilade

English

Military enfilade and defilade

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɛfɪˈleɪd/
• Rhymes: -eɪd

Verb

defilade (third-person singular simple present defilades, present participle defilading, simple past and past participle defiladed)

1. (transitive, military) To fortify (something) as a protection from enfilading fire.

   Synonym: (rare) defile

Noun

defilade (plural defilades)

1. A fortification having such protection.

   Antonym: enfilade

Anagrams

• defailed