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verb · transitive · rare

defilade

defilade · defilades · defiladed · defilading

To fortify as a protection from enfilading fireTo fortify (something) as a protection from enfilading fire.

/dɛfɪˈleɪd/

» Enfilade and defilade are concepts in military tactics used to describe a military formation's exposure to enemy fire.

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Meaning

1 senses

To fortify (something) as a protection from enfilading fire.

Examples

1 sentences

Enfilade and defilade are concepts in military tactics used to describe a military formation's exposure to enemy fire.
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Forms

defilades, defilading, defiladed, defiladed

Base form	defilade · to defilade
3rd person singular	defilades
Present participle	defilading
Past simple	defiladed
Past participle	defiladed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	defilade
he, she, it	defilades

Past simpleLesson

all persons

defiladed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have defiladed
he, she, it	has defiladed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will defilade

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

deficiencyB1 deficientC2 deficitB2 defile defineB1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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