Main Entry: ¹en·fi·lade

Pronunciation: \ˈen-fə-ˌlād, -ˌläd\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from enfiler to thread, enfilade, from Old French, to thread, from en- + fil thread — more at file

Date: circa 1730

1 : an interconnected group of rooms arranged usually in a row with each room opening into the next
2 : gunfire directed from a flanking position along the length of an enemy battle line