enfilade

[En`fi*ladeĀ·]

To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops.

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

Noun
gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation

Verb
rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction


n.
A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.

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

v. t.
To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops.


Enfilade

En`fi*lade" (?; 277), n. [F., fr. enfiler to thread, go trough a street or square, rake with shot; pref. en- (L. in) + fil thread. See File a row.] 1. A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line. [R.] 2. (Mil.) A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire.

Enfilade

En`fi*lade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enfiladed; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfilading.] (Mil.) To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops. Campbell.

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

To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops.

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