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 always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.