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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Defilade \De`fi*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defiladed}; p. pr & vb n. {Defilading}.] [Cf. F. d['e]filer to defile, and d['e]filade act of defiling. See 1st {Defile}.] (Mil.) To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: defilade n : the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire
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