Meaning Of The Word Defilade
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Defilade Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Defilade?
defilade in American English
the act of defilading to arrange (troops and fortifications) so that the terrain will protect them, esp. from gunfire against either flank noun: protection or shielding from hostile ground observation and flat projecting fire provided by an artificial or natural obstacle, as a hill transitive verb: to shield from enemy fire by using natural or artificial obstacles defilade in British English to provide protection for by defilade noun: protection provided by obstacles against enemy crossfire from the rear, or observation |
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