Protected by defilade; positioned so as to have natural or artificial protection from enemy fire.
From defilade + -ed (past participle/adjective form). Used in military terminology to describe fortified positions.
A defiladed position was worth its weight in gold during trench warfare—soldiers who could peek over a ridge while remaining invisible to the enemy had an incredible tactical advantage!
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