DEFILADE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("defilade" is a kind of...):

fortification; munition (defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it)

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