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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Defilade \De`fi*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defiladed; p. pr. & vb. n. Defilading.] [Cf. F. d['e]filer to defile, and d['e]filade act of defiling. See 1st Defile.] (Mil.) To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

defilade n 1: the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire