defilade

/def-uh-leyd/US // ˌdɛf əˈleɪd //UK // (ˌdɛfɪˈleɪd) military //

隘口,诋毁,诽谤,谗言

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : protection or shielding from hostile ground observation and flat projecting fire provided by an artificial or natural obstacle, as a hill.

v.有主动词 verb

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def·i·lad·ed, def·i·lad·ing.
- : to shield from enemy fire by using natural or artificial obstacles.

One man makes it across the defilade on the beach and another does not.
Luckily, they soon got under some excellent defilade, but not until they had suffered heavily.
This position commanded Fort Sanders, so that it now became necessary to defilade the fort.
In its construction the principles of defilade have been completely ignored.