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Definition of Defiladed
1. defilade [v] - See also: defilade
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defiladed
Literary usage of Defiladed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elements of Field Fortifications: For the Use of the Cadets of the by Junius Brutus Wheeler (1898)
"... ground at A B- and five feet above the ground at M- the parapets of these
faces, SC and 5 D, will intercept this fire, and the work will be defiladed. ..."
2. Hand-book for Active Service: Containing Practical Instructions in Campaign by Egbert Ludovicus Viele (1861)
"When the commanding ground is not occupied by the enemy, the work may be defiladed
in the following manner : stretch a rope between two poles planted in the ..."
3. Professional Papers by the Corps of Royal Engineers ... Royal Engineers by Great Britain Army. Royal Engineers, Royal Engineers' Institute (Great Britain) (1887)
"If the obstacle is higher than a man, the latter can only be hit towards the end
of the defiladed zone furthest from the obstacle, when the bullet passing ..."
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