défilement

See also: defilement

French

Etymology

From défiler + -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.fil.mɑ̃/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

défilement m (plural défilements)

1. (military) defilement: the use of terrain and fortification to protect a location from enfilading fire.
2. (technology) unreeling, unwinding
3. (technology, film) playing, showing, projection
4. (computing) scrolling

Further reading

• “défilement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.