enfilade
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Definition(s):
- (n) gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation
- (v) rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction
Usage(s):
- Between it and a troop of French Colonials on its left was a jutting mound and rock quarry from which a nest of German machine guns spat a relentless enfilade fire.
- Although wounded himself, he fired on six other Reds who threatened to enfilade the American position.
- Apart from talent, all great cartoonists need a point of attack from which to enfilade their natural and necessary enemythe great.
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