'Enfilade' definitions:
Definition of 'enfilade'
(from WordNet)
noun
Gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation [syn: enfilade, enfilade fire]
verb
Rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction
Definition of 'Enfilade'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Enfilade'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mil.) A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire. [1913 Webster]