ENFILADE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does enfilade mean? 

• ENFILADE (noun)
  The noun ENFILADE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ENFILADE used as a noun is very rare.

• ENFILADE (verb)
  The verb ENFILADE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ENFILADE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENFILADE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

enfilade; enfilade fire

Hypernyms ("enfilade" is a kind of...):

gunfire; gunshot (the act of shooting a gun)

• ENFILADE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they enfilade    ... he / she / it enfilades   
Past simple: enfiladed   
Past participle: enfiladed   
-ing form: enfilading   

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "enfilade" is one way to...):

rake (sweep the length of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something