enfilade
A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight lineA line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
» Enfilade and defilade are concepts in military tactics used to describe a military formation's exposure to enemy fire.
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3 sensesA line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
Flucht, Straßenflucht, Straßenzug
Gunfire directed along the length of a target.
gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation
A series of doors that provide a vista when open.
Raumflucht, Zimmerflucht, Enfilade
Examples
1 sentencesEnfilade and defilade are concepts in military tactics used to describe a military formation's exposure to enemy fire.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from French enfilade.Borrowed from French enfilade.
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Forms
plural: enfiladesSynonyms
3 synonyms- gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation:enfilade fire