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enfilade

Syllabification: (en·fi·lade)

Definition of enfilade

noun

  • 1a volley of gunfire directed along a line from end to end.
  • 2a suite of rooms with doorways in line with each other.

verb

[with object]
  • direct a volley of gunfire along the length of (a target).

Origin:

early 18th century (denoting the position of a military post commanding the length of a line): from French, from enfiler 'thread on a string, pierce from end to end', from en- 'in, on' + fil 'thread'

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Definition of enfilade in the British & World English dictionary