Associations to the word «Defilade»

Wiktionary

DEFILADE, verb. (transitive) To fortify something as a protection from enfilading fire.
DEFILADE, noun. A fortification having such protection.

Dictionary definition

DEFILADE, noun. The arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire.

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche