1. firing along the length of an enemy line or position
Usage: military

1. describing gunfire directed along the length of a target
Usage: military

Examples

• The machine gun was enfilading the enemy trench.
• Artillery units were enfilading the advancing column.
• The fortress provided enfilading fire across the valley.
• Enfilading positions gave defenders a tactical advantage.
• The general ordered enfilading fire on the exposed flank.
• Enemy forces faced devastating enfilading attacks.