defilade
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1. defilade - Noun
2. defilade - Verb
Meaning
To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
castle
contain
application
cover
defense
bound
hide
comprise
blockade
consolidation
conceal
assure
bury
confine
concealment
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The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System, or “Punisher,” was designed to engage enemy troops behind cover.