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defilading

defilading is the present participle and gerund of defilade.

Meaning of defilade

Verb

defilade (third-person singular simple present defilades, present participle defilading, simple past and past participle defiladed)

  1. (transitive) To fortify (something) as a protection from enfilading fire.
    Synonyms:
    defile

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Questions about defilading

What is defilading the present participle and gerund of?
Defilading is the present participle and gerund of defilade.

Words near defilading in the dictionary

  1. defiguring
  2. defilable
  3. defilade
  4. defiladed
  5. defilades
  6. defilading
  7. defilamentation
  8. defilamentations
  9. defile
  10. defiled
  11. defiledness

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