- fire from defilade
- огонь с закрытых ОП
English-Russian military dictionary. 2014.
fire from defilade
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defilade — transitive verb ( laded; lading) Etymology: probably from de + filade (as in enfilade) Date: 1828 to arrange (fortifications) so as to protect the lines from frontal or enfilading fire and the interior from fire from above or behind • defilade… … New Collegiate Dictionary
defilade — /ˈdɛfəleɪd/ (say defuhlayd) Military –verb (t) (defiladed, defilading) 1. to shield from enemy fire or observation by using natural or artificial obstacles. –noun 2. protection from hostile ground observation and fire provided by an obstacle such …
defilade — 1. Protection from hostile observation and fire provided by an obstacle such as a hill, ridge, or bank. 2. A vertical distance by which a position is concealed from enemy observation. 3. To shield from enemy fire or observation by using natural… … Military dictionary
defilade — /def euh layd /, n., v., defiladed, defilading. n. 1. protection or shielding from hostile ground observation and flat projecting fire provided by an artificial or natural obstacle, as a hill. v.t. 2. to shield from enemy fire by using natural or … Universalium
defilade — def•i•lade [[t]ˌdɛf əˈleɪd[/t]] n. v. lad•ed, lad•ing 1) for protection from hostile ground observation and frontal fire provided by an artificial or natural obstacle 2) for to shield from enemy fire by using natural or artificial obstacles •… … From formal English to slang
defilade — 1. verb to fortify something as a protection from enfilading fire 2. noun a fortification having such protection … Wiktionary
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plane of defilade — Etymology: plane (IV) : a plane tangent to the mask and passing through the point from which protection (as from enemy fire or observation) is desired … Useful english dictionary
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