enfilade

en·fi·lade  (nf-ld, -läd)

n.

1. Gunfire directed along the length of a target, such as a column of troops.

2. A target vulnerable to sweeping gunfire.

3. Architecture A linear arrangement of a series of interior doors, as to a suite of rooms, so as to provide a vista when the doors are open.

tr.v. en·fi·lad·ed, en·fi·lad·ing, en·fi·lades

To rake with gunfire.

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[French, series, string, row, from enfiler, to string together, run through, from Old French : en-, in, on; see en-¹ + fil, thread (from Latin flum; see g^wh- in Indo-European roots).]

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enfilade [ˌɛnfɪˈleɪd] Military

n

(Military) a position or formation subject to fire from a flank along the length of its front

vb (tr)

1. (Military) to subject (a position or formation) to fire from a flank

2. (Military) to position (troops or guns) so as to be able to fire at a flank

[from French: suite, from enfiler to thread on string, from fil thread]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	enfilade - gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation enfilade fire gunfire, gunshot - the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
Verb	1.	enfilade - rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction rake - sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"

Translations

enfilade [ˌenfɪˈleɪd] VT → enfilar