- defilade⇄defilade, verb, -laded,-lading,noun.
- defilade⇄noun the act or operation of defilading.
- defilade⇄v.t., v.i. to arrange the position of (troops, a fortification, tanks, or artillery) against enemy fire, especially to secure shelter through protective terrain against fire from the side (enfilading fire) and against plunging fire from nearby heights.