defilade: Meaning and Definition of

def•i•lade

Pronunciation: (def"u-lād'), [key]
— n., v., -lad•ed, -lad•ing.
—n.
  1. protection or shielding from hostile ground observation and flat projecting fire provided by an artificial or natural obstacle, as a hill.
—v.t.
  1. to shield from enemy fire by using natural or artificial obstacles.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
defier defile
✖
 

 

sandbbox logo
©2022 Sandbox Networks Inc. All rights reserved. Sandbox Learning is part of Sandbox & Co., a digital learning company.