Vocabulary : Defilade to Definable
Defilade : To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.Defiladed : of Defilade
Defilading : of Defilade ;; The art or act of determining the directions and heights of the lines of rampart with reference to the protection of the interior from exposure to an enemy's fire from any point within range, or from any works which may be erected.
Defile : To march off in a line, file by file; to file off. ;; Same as Defilade. ;; Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks, etc. ;; The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior. See Defilade. ;; To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to befoul; to pollute. ;; To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to taint. ;; To injure in purity of character; to corrupt. ;; To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate. ;; To make ceremonially unclean; to pollute.
Defiled : of Defile
