enfilade

[ en-fuh-leyd, -lahd, en-fuh-leyd, -lahd ]

/ ˈɛn fəˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd, ˌɛn fəˈleɪd, -ˈlɑd /

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noun

Military.

a position of works, troops, etc., making them subject to a sweeping fire from along the length of a line of troops, a trench, a battery, etc.
the fire thus directed.

Architecture.

an axial arrangement of doorways connecting a suite of rooms with a vista down the whole length of the suite.
an axial arrangement of mirrors on opposite sides of a room so as to give an effect of an infinitely long vista.

verb (used with object), en·fi·lad·ed, en·fi·lad·ing.

Military. to attack with an enfilade.

Origin of enfilade

1695–1705; <French, equivalent to enfil(er) to thread, string (en-en-¹ + -filer, derivative of fil<Latin fīlum thread) + -ade-ade¹

OTHER WORDS FROM enfilade

un·en·fi·lad·ed, adjective

Words nearby enfilade

en fête, enfetter, enfever, Enfield, Enfield rifle, enfilade, enfin, enflame, enfleurage, enflurane, enfold

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Example sentences from the Web for enfilade

All three blockhouses were constructed as bastions, so as to enfilade the northern and eastern faces.
Samba|Herbert Strang
To be sure they are, and if you sit still you will be able to enfilade them as they retreat.
A Double Knot|George Manville Fenn
From Caribou Ridge the Turks could enfilade parts of our firing-line.
World's War Events, Vol. I|Various
At dawn we were able to enfilade with machine-guns the vacated trenches.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915|Various

The enemy held the ridges across the valley and from them directed an accurately ranged machine-gun fire in enfilade.
The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918|F.L. Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for enfilade

enfilade

/ (ˌɛnfɪˈleɪd) military /

noun

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

verb (tr)

to subject (a position or formation) to fire from a flank

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

Word Origin for enfilade

C18: from French: suite, from enfiler to thread on string, from fil thread

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	enfilade
释义	enfilade [ en-fuh-leyd, -lahd, en-fuh-leyd, -lahd ] / ˈɛn fəˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd, ˌɛn fəˈleɪd, -ˈlɑd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR enfilade ON THESAURUS.COM noun Military. a position of works, troops, etc., making them subject to a sweeping fire from along the length of a line of troops, a trench, a battery, etc. the fire thus directed. Architecture. an axial arrangement of doorways connecting a suite of rooms with a vista down the whole length of the suite. an axial arrangement of mirrors on opposite sides of a room so as to give an effect of an infinitely long vista. verb (used with object), en·fi·lad·ed, en·fi·lad·ing. Military. to attack with an enfilade. Origin of enfilade 1695–1705; <French, equivalent to enfil(er) to thread, string (en-en-¹ + -filer, derivative of fil<Latin fīlum thread) + -ade-ade¹ OTHER WORDS FROM enfilade un·en·fi·lad·ed, adjective Words nearby enfilade en fête, enfetter, enfever, Enfield, Enfield rifle, enfilade, enfin, enflame, enfleurage, enflurane, enfold Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for enfilade All three blockhouses were constructed as bastions, so as to enfilade the northern and eastern faces. Samba\|Herbert Strang To be sure they are, and if you sit still you will be able to enfilade them as they retreat. A Double Knot\|George Manville Fenn From Caribou Ridge the Turks could enfilade parts of our firing-line. World's War Events, Vol. I\|Various At dawn we were able to enfilade with machine-guns the vacated trenches. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915\|Various The enemy held the ridges across the valley and from them directed an accurately ranged machine-gun fire in enfilade. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918\|F.L. Morrison British Dictionary definitions for enfilade enfilade / (ˌɛnfɪˈleɪd) military / noun a position or formation subject to fire from a flank along the length of its front verb (tr) to subject (a position or formation) to fire from a flank to position (troops or guns) so as to be able to fire at a flank Word Origin for enfilade C18: from French: suite, from enfiler to thread on string, from fil thread Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to enfilade shower, salvo, hail, fusillade, bombardment, storm, volley, blast, gunfire, shelling, burst, firing, crossfire, shooting, thunder, artillery, barrage, detonation, comb, scour
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enfilade

noun

verb (used with object), en·fi·lad·ed, en·fi·lad·ing.

Origin of enfilade

OTHER WORDS FROM enfilade

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Example sentences from the Web for enfilade

British Dictionary definitions for enfilade

noun

verb (tr)

Word Origin for enfilade

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