en·fi·lade
ˈen-fə-ˌlād
-ˌläd
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
enfiladed; enfilading
: to rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction
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