[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

enfilade \en`filade"\ ?; 277, n. f., fr. enfiler to thread,
   go trough a street or square, rake with shot; pref. en- l.
   in + fil thread. see file a row.
   1. a line or straight passage, or the position of that which
      lies in a straight line. r.
      1913 webster

   2. mil. a firing in the direction of the length of a
      trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking
      fire.
      1913 webster
see also:
file 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

enfilade \en`filade"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. enfiladed; p. pr.
    vb. n. enfilading. mil.
   to pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the
   length of, as a work, or a line of troops. --campbell.
   1913 webster
see also:
enfiladed enfilading 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

enfilade
     n : gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of
         a formation syn: enfilade fire
     v : rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a
         lengthwise direction
see also:
enfilade fire 

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