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enfilade definition
en·fi·lade (en′fə lād′, en′fə lād′)
noun
- gunfire, from either flank, directed along the length of a column or line of troops
- a disposition or placement of troops that makes them vulnerable to such fire
Etymology: Fr < enfiler, to thread, string, rake with fire < OFr < en- (L in) + fil (L filum), a thread
transitive verb enfiladed -·lad′ed, enfilading -·lad′·ing
to direct such gunfire at
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