DEFILADE
\dɪfˈɪle͡ɪd], \dɪfˈɪleɪd], \d_ɪ_f_ˈɪ_l_eɪ_d]\
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Secure (fortification) against enfilading fire; (n.) this precaution or arrangement (also defilement). [French]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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