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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024def•i•lade (def′ə lād′),USA pronunciation n., v., -lad•ed, -lad•ing. n. - protection or shielding from hostile ground observation and flat projecting fire provided by an artificial or natural obstacle, as a hill.
v.t. - to shield from enemy fire by using natural or artificial obstacles.
- French défil(er), origin, originally to unthread (equivalent. to dé- dis-1 + (en)filer to thread Latin fīlum thread) + French -ade -ade1
- 1820–30
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