enfilade

Other forms: enfiladed; enfilading; enfilades

Definitions of enfilade
  1. noun
    gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation
    synonyms: enfilade fire
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    type of:
    gunfire, gunshot
    the act of shooting a gun
  2. verb
    rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction
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    type of:
    rake
    sweep the length of
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