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noun

Enfilade n.

A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line. (R.)

(Mil.) A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire.

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Etymology of 'Enfilade'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Enfilade" Quotes from Famous Books

... upon this. Crouching low, now they glide away among the scrub, keeping well within cover. But that solitary, determined man, flattened there against the tree-fern, draws no hope from this. Their manoeuvre is a simple one enough. They are going to enfilade the position. Surrounded on all sides, and by such foes as these, where will he be? ...

— The Sign of the Spider • Bertram Mitford

... English. "There is a weak spot here," he said, placing a finger upon the map. "It is held by blacks; but the machine guns out in front are manned by whites. If—wait! I have a plan. You can fill that trench with your own men and enfilade the trenches to its right with their own ...

— Tarzan the Untamed • Edgar Rice Burroughs

... Gen. Hunt placed forty-two guns at Franklin's, forty at Pollock's Mill, and sixteen at Traveller's Rest, a mile below, a number more being held in reserve. Those in position were so disposed as to "enfilade the rifle-pits, crush the fire of the enemy's works on the hill, cover the throwing of the bridges, and protect the ...

— The Campaign of Chancellorsville • Theodore A. Dodge

Words linked to "Enfilade" : gunfire, enfilade fire, gunshot, rake