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Word: Enfilade
Speech Type: Noun
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’
ˌɛnfɪˈleɪd
a volley of gunfire directed along a line from end to end
Short Definition:volley of gunfire directed along line from end
Examples:- they were mown down by an enfilade of artillery
a suite of rooms with doorways in line with each other.
Short Definition:suite of rooms with doorways in line with each other
Word: Enfilade
Speech Type: Verb
ˌɛnfɪˈleɪd
direct a volley of gunfire along the length of (a target)
Short Definition:direct volley of gunfire along length of
Examples:- a sweeping crossfire enfiladed our riflemen
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