Enfilade Definition
ĕnfə-lād, -läd
enfiladed, enfilades, enfilading
noun
enfilades
Gunfire, from either flank, directed along the length of a column or line of troops.
Webster's New World
A target vulnerable to sweeping gunfire.
American Heritage
A disposition or placement of troops that makes them vulnerable to such fire.
Webster's New World
A linear arrangement of a series of interior doors, as to a suite of rooms, so as to provide an unobstructed view when the doors are open.
American Heritage
A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- enfilade fire
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verb
enfiladed, enfilading
To direct such gunfire at.
Webster's New World
Origin of Enfilade
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