Enfilade

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪd

Origin

Borrowing from fr enfilade.

Full definition of enfilade

Noun

1. A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
2. gunfire directed along the length of a target
3. (architecture) a series of doors that provide a vista when open

Synonyms

• flanking fire, raking fire

Verb

1. (transitive) to rake something with gunfire
• 1907, w, The Dust of Conflict Chapter 30, It was by his order the shattered leading company flung itself into the houses when the Sin Verguenza were met by an enfilading volley as they reeled into the calle.

Synonyms

• flank