DEFILADED

Verb

defiladed

simple past tense and past participle of defilade

Source: Wiktionary


DEFILADE

De`fi*lade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defiladed; p. pr. & vb. n. Defilading.] Etym: [Cf. F. défiler to defile, and défilade act of defiling. See 1st Defile.] (Mil.)

Definition: To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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