1. protection from enemy observation or gunfire provided by natural or artificial obstacles
Usage: military

1. to arrange troops or fortifications so as to protect them from enemy fire
Usage: military

Examples

• The soldiers took defilade behind the ridge to avoid sniper fire.
• The hill provided excellent defilade for the advancing troops.
• The commander ordered his men to defilade their position using sandbags.
• Natural defilade from the terrain helped conceal the artillery unit.
• Engineers worked to defilade the supply route from enemy observation.
• The bunker was built in defilade to protect against direct hits.