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en·fi·lade
I. \ˈenfəˌlād, -äd, -ȧd also ˈän...äd or ˈän...ȧd; ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, series, row, military enfilade, from enfiler to thread, string, rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction (from Old French, to thread, from en- en- (I) + fil, n., thread) + -ade — more at file
1. : arrangement (as of rooms, doorways, trees) in opposite and parallel rows
2.
a. : a condition permitting the delivery of fire at an objective (as a trench or line of troops) from a point on or near the prolongation of its longest axis
b. : a position favorable for enfilade firing
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to arrange (as trees or rooms) to form an enfilade
2. : to rake or be in a position to rake (as a fortification or column of troops) with gunfire in a lengthwise direction |