enfilade

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French enfilade. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛnfəlˈeɪd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛnfəlˌeɪd/ Rhymes: -eɪd === Noun === enfilade (plural enfilades) A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line. Gunfire directed along the length of a target. Antonym: defilade (architecture) A series of doors that provide a vista when open. ==== Synonyms ==== flanking fire raking fire ==== Translations ==== === Verb === enfilade (third-person singular simple present enfilades, present participle enfilading, simple past and past participle enfiladed) (transitive) To rake (something) with gunfire. (figuratively, transitive) To be directed toward (something) like enfilading gunfire. (architecture, transitive) To arrange (rooms or other structures) in a row. ==== Synonyms ==== flank ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === alfenide == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.fi.lad/ === Noun === enfilade f (plural enfilades) row or series (of houses) (architecture) enfilade enfilade (gunfire) (chess) skewer === Further reading === “enfilade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012