De`fi*lade" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defiladed; p. pr. & vb. n. Defilading.] [Cf. F. d'efiler to defile, and d'efilade act of defiling. See 1st Defile.] Mil.
To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.
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