Defilade
Defilade refers to
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.
Webster Dictionary Meaning
1. Defilade
- To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior
works commanded from some higher point. Category: Defense Terms
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