1. gunfire directed along the length of an enemy battle line
Usage: military
2. a suite of rooms with doorways in line with each other
Usage: architecture

1. to rake with gunfire along the length of a target
Usage: military

Examples

• The enemy troops were caught in a devastating enfilade.
• The machine gun position could enfilade the entire trench line.
• The palace featured a grand enfilade of reception rooms.
• Artillery batteries were positioned to enfilade the advancing column.
• The enfilade allowed guests to move seamlessly from room to room.
• Commanders sought to avoid exposing their flanks to enfilade fire.