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defilade

VT กำบัง (ข้าศึก  kam-bang

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEFILADE

De `fi *lade ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defiladed; p. pr. & vb. n.Defilading. ] Etym: [Cf. F. défiler to defile, and défilade act of defiling. See 1st Defile. ] (Mil. )

 

Defn: To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

defilade

def i lade |ˈdefəˌlād, ˌdefəˈlād ˈdɛfəleɪd |Military ▶noun the protection of a position, vehicle, or troops against enemy observation or gunfire. ▶verb [ with obj. ] protect (a position, vehicle, or troops ) against enemy observation or gunfire: (as adj. defiladed ) : a defiladed tank. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French défiler ‘protect from the enemy ’ + -ade 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

defilade

defilade |ˌdɛfɪˈleɪd |Military ▶noun [ mass noun ] the protection of forces against enemy observation or gunfire. ▶verb [ with obj. ] protect (forces ) against enemy observation or gunfire. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French défiler ‘protect from the enemy ’ + -ade 1 .