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def·i·lade

   [def-uh-leyd] noun, verb, def·i·lad·ed, def·i·lad·ing.
noun
1.
protection or shielding from hostile ground observation and flat projecting fire provided by an artificial or natural obstacle, as a hill.
verb (used with object)
2.
to shield from enemy fire by using natural or artificial obstacles.

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Origin:
1820–30; < French défil(er), orig. to unthread (equivalent to dé- dis-1 + (en)filer to thread ≪ Latin fīlum thread) + French -ade -ade1
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defilade (ˌdɛfɪˈleɪd)
 
—n
1.  protection provided by obstacles against enemy crossfire from the rear, or observation
2.  the disposition of defensive fortifications to produce this protection
 
—vb
3.  to provide protection for by defilade
 
[C19: see de-, enfilade]

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defilade
1828, from defile (n.).
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