| Enfilade | n. [ F., fr. enfiler to thread, go trough a street or square, rake with shot; pref. en- (L. in) + fil thread. See File a row. ] 1. A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Mil.) A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Enfilade | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enfiladed; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfilading. ] (Mil.) To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Enfiled | p. a. [ F. enfiler to pierce, thread. ] (Her.) Having some object, as the head of a man or beast, impaled upon it; as, a sword which is said to be “enfiled of” the thing which it pierces. [ 1913 Webster ] |