Definition of Defilede

Definition of Defilede

De`fi*lade" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defiladed; p. pr. & vb. n. Defilading.] [Cf. F. défiler to defile, and défilade act of defiling. See 1st Defile.] (Mil.) To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

to fortify something as a protection from enfilading fire
a fortification having such protection

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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