defilade
/ˌdɛfəˈleɪd/
noun
- A position or arrangement that provides protection from enemy fire, especially by using natural or artificial obstacles.
- The soldiers took cover in a defilade behind the hill.
- The tank moved into a defilade to avoid being hit.
- The commander ordered the troops to find defilade from the enemy's guns.
verb
- To protect (troops or equipment) from enemy fire by placing them in a sheltered position.
- The general decided to defilade the artillery behind the ridge.
- They defiladed the supply trucks by parking them in a ditch.
- The soldiers defiladed themselves behind a wall of sandbags.
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