What does "enfilade" mean?
Enfilade: (Mil.) A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire.
Additional senses
- 2.To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops. Campbell.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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