Defilade

What do we mean by defilade?

To arrange (fortifications) in such a way as to give protection from enfilading and other fire. transitive verb

The act or procedure of defilading. noun

A fortified position offering protection from enfilading and other fire. noun

In fortification, to arrange the plan and profile of (a fortification) so as to protect its lines from enfilading fire, and its interior from plunging or reverse fire. Also defile.

That arrangement of a fortification by means of which its interior is concealed from an adversary on a neighboring height. noun

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

To fortify something as a protection from enfilading fire. verb

A fortification having such protection. noun

The arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire noun

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word defilade. Define defilade, defilade synonyms, defilade pronunciation, defilade translation, English dictionary definition of defilade.

Word used by bitch-ass military personnel during firefights, it is an order to take cover from incoming fire instead of just absorbing the bullets like the rest of us. Also used by dumbass WW2 cosplayers to sound cooler. They usually got it from the movie Saving Private Ryan because their research consists of going on reddit threads and sorting by top. Anyways, it is french-english in origin invented in the 1820’s to 1830’s where they finally grew a brain and thought of not standing directly in the line of fire and get a golf ball sized hole blown through them because humans are essentially a bag of jelly filled with smaller bags of jelly. I have a casino to get to... Urban Dictionary

The state or condition of having something up your ass. Most often used in reference to the location of a stupid person's head. Origins: The term "defilade" is used in military tactics to refer to a position where natural surroundings protect units, vehicles or equipment from enemy fire. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to defilade:
defilade, defile, enfilade, deflate, defiled, depilate, defiladed, defilades.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word defilade:
enemy, positions, fire, position.

Adjectives that are often used to describe defilade:
slight, reverse, partial, immense, effective, shallow, deep, excellent, une, good, blue, complete.

Words that sound like defilade:
defilade, defiled, duffield, diphylla, default, deflate, deafened, deviled, defaulted, devilled, disallowed, delayed, delude, deftly, dillard, defiling, deafly, dead load, tefillah, defoul, cephalad, defend, duffle, duffel, divulged, defraud, deflowered, declawed, defelice, duffell, difelice, duffle coat, twofold, enfilade, two fold, two-fold, defeated, defined, desolate, definite, defile, defied, dialed, defiler, defamed, dueled, devolved, dialled, davila, deerfield, defiles, decollete, defund, defoliate, depilate, duelled, defrayed, defalcate, dewald, decollate, davilla, deafest, defly, diffley, devilwood, defail, dualled, the field, delight, delete, download, dilute, defunct, drilled, delved, defin, dallied, delate, daftly, deadlight, downfield, tefal, dafydd, delit, dewfall, day-old, dayfly, delatte, deford, tefl, deaf-mute, tafolla, dollied, death god, drill rod, day old, deaf mute.