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| en·fi·lade [ énfə làyd, énfə ld ] |
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1. vulnerable position: a position in which troops are exposed to gunfire along the length of their formation.
See also defilade
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2. raking fire: gunfire that strikes a body of troops along its whole length
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transitive verb (past and past participle en·fi·lad·ed, present participle en·fi·lad·ing, 3rd person present singular en·fi·lades) |
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1. fire at something along its length: to attack a position or body of troops with gunfire along its whole length
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2. place troops or guns for firing: to place guns or troops in a position from which they can fire on the whole length of an enemy position or body of troops
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| [Early 18th century. < French< fil "thread" < Latin filum] |
