Thesaurus: enfilade

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1. n. A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
2. n. A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire.
3. v. t. To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops.
4. n. gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation
5. v. rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction
6. 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. To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops. Campbell.
7. A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a lineof parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire.
8. n gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation v rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction