What is a firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire called?
enfilade — (Mil.) A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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