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defilade

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-000470

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 or artificial obstacles.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-000470
FieldDefense and military
ReferencesJP 3-09
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-DEF-000470",
  "term": "defilade",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "1. Protection from hostile observation and fire provided by an obstacle such as a hill, ridge, or bank.\n\n2. A vertical distance by which a position is concealed from enemy observation.\n\n3. To shield from enemy fire or observation by using natural or artificial obstacles.",
  "references": [
    "JP 3-09"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/defilade/"
}

Record 470 of 1,781 in Defense and military terminology (MLC-0115). Request the full dataset.