Definitions for enfilade
ˌɛn fəˈleɪd, -ˈlɑden·filade

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enfilade, enfilade fireverb

   gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation

2. enfiladeverb

   rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enfiladenoun

   gunfire directed along the length of a target

2. enfiladenoun

   a series of doors that provide a vista when open

3. enfiladeverb

   to rake something with gunfire

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ENFILADEnoun

   A strait passage; any thing through which a right line may be drawn.

   Etymology: Fr.

2. To Enfiladeverb

   To pierce in a right line.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The avenues, being cut through the wood in right lines, were enfiladed by the Spanish canon. Expedition to Carthagena.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enfilade

   Enfilade and defilade are concepts in military tactics used to describe a military formation's exposure to enemy fire. A formation or position is "in enfilade" if weapon fire can be directed along its longest axis. A unit or position is "in defilade" if it uses natural or artificial obstacles to shield or conceal itself from enfilade and hostile fire. The strategies, named by the English during the Hundred Years' War, use the French enfiler ("to put on a string or sling") and défiler ("to slip away or off") spoken by English nobility of the time.Enfilade fire—gunfire directed against an enfiladed formation or position—is also commonly known as "flanking fire". Raking fire is the equivalent term in naval warfare. Strafing, firing on targets from a flying platform, is often done with enfilade fire. It is a very advantageous, and much sought for, position for the attacking force.

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1. enfilade

   Enfilade is a term primarily used in architecture and military tactics. 1) In architecture, an enfilade is a suite of rooms formally aligned with each other. It refers to a layout observed in grand structures where a series of doorways and rooms are connected in a straight line, providing a long, continuous sight line. 2) In military tactics, enfilade refers to a position where forces can fire along the length of an enemy line. In other words, it's a situation where a target can be fired upon from the side along the longest axis.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Enfiladenoun

   a line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line

2. Enfiladenoun

   a firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire

3. Enfiladeverb

   to pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops

4. Etymology: [F., fr. enfiler to thread, go trough a street or square, rake with shot; pref. en- (L. in) + fil thread. See File a row.]

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1. Enfilade

   In architecture, an enfilade is a suite of rooms formally aligned with each other. This was a common feature in grand European architecture from the Baroque period onwards, although there are earlier examples, such as the Vatican stanze. The doors entering each room are aligned with the doors of the connecting rooms along a single axis, providing a vista through the entire suite of rooms. The enfilade can be used as a processional route, and is a common arrangement in museums and art galleries, as it facilitates the movement of large numbers of people through a building.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Enfilade

   en-fi-lād′, n. a number of rooms with the doors opening into a common passage: a fire that rakes a line of troops, &c., from end to end; a situation or a body open from end to end.—v.t. to rake with shot through the whole length of a line. [Fr.,—enfiler—en (=L. in), and fil, a thread. See File, a line or wire.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enfilade

   Is to fire in the direction of the length of a line of parapet or troops; to “rake it,” as the sailors say. In the siege of a fortress, the trenches of approach are cut in a zigzag, to prevent the defenders enfilading them from the walls.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of enfilade in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of enfilade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=enfilade
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Enfilade
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=enfilade
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfilade
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enfilade
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=enfilade
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=enfilade
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html