enfilade
Syllabification: (en·fi·lade)
Pronunciation: /ˈenfəˌlād, -ˌläd/
Definition of enfilade
noun
verb
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'