defilade

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def·i·lade

D0093800 (dĕf′ə-lād′, -läd′)tr.v. def·i·lad·ed, def·i·lad·ing, def·i·lades To arrange (fortifications) in such a way as to give protection from enfilading and other fire.n.1. The act or procedure of defilading.2. A fortified position offering protection from enfilading and other fire.

[de- + (en)filade.]

defilade

(ˌdɛfɪˈleɪd) militaryn1. (Fortifications) protection provided by obstacles against enemy crossfire from the rear, or observation2. (Fortifications) the disposition of defensive fortifications to produce this protectionvb (tr) (Fortifications) to provide protection for by defilade[C19: see de-, enfilade]

def•i•lade

(ˌdɛf əˈleɪd)

n., v. -lad•ed, -lad•ing. n. 1. protection from hostile ground observation and frontal fire provided by an artificial or natural obstacle. v.t. 2. to shield from enemy fire by using natural or artificial obstacles. [1820–30; < French défil(er), orig. to unthread (dé- dis-¹ + (en)filer to thread « Latin fīlum thread)]

defilade

1. Protection from hostile observation and fire provided by an obstacle such as a hill, ridge, or bank.
2. A vertical distance by which a position is concealed from enemy observation.
3. To shield from enemy fire or observation by using natural or artificial obstacles.

defilade

Past participle: defiladed
Gerund: defilading

Imperative
defilade
defilade

Present
I defilade
you defilade
he/she/it defilades
we defilade
you defilade
they defilade

Preterite
I defiladed
you defiladed
he/she/it defiladed
we defiladed
you defiladed
they defiladed

Present Continuous
I am defilading
you are defilading
he/she/it is defilading
we are defilading
you are defilading
they are defilading

Present Perfect
I have defiladed
you have defiladed
he/she/it has defiladed
we have defiladed
you have defiladed
they have defiladed

Past Continuous
I was defilading
you were defilading
he/she/it was defilading
we were defilading
you were defilading
they were defilading

Past Perfect
I had defiladed
you had defiladed
he/she/it had defiladed
we had defiladed
you had defiladed
they had defiladed

Future
I will defilade
you will defilade
he/she/it will defilade
we will defilade
you will defilade
they will defilade

Future Perfect
I will have defiladed
you will have defiladed
he/she/it will have defiladed
we will have defiladed
you will have defiladed
they will have defiladed

Future Continuous
I will be defilading
you will be defilading
he/she/it will be defilading
we will be defilading
you will be defilading
they will be defilading

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been defilading
you have been defilading
he/she/it has been defilading
we have been defilading
you have been defilading
they have been defilading

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been defilading
you will have been defilading
he/she/it will have been defilading
we will have been defilading
you will have been defilading
they will have been defilading

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been defilading
you had been defilading
he/she/it had been defilading
we had been defilading
you had been defilading
they had been defilading

Conditional
I would defilade
you would defilade
he/she/it would defilade
we would defilade
you would defilade
they would defilade

Past Conditional
I would have defiladed
you would have defiladed
he/she/it would have defiladed
we would have defiladed
you would have defiladed
they would have defiladed

Thesaurus

Noun

defilade - the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy firefortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

Translations

defilamentodefilare

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noun the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire

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