[ˌɛnfɪˈleɪd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a volley of gunfire directed along a line from end to end
(e.g: they were mown down by an enfilade of artillery)

- a suite of rooms with doorways in line with each other


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century (denoting the position of a military post commanding the length of a line): from French, from enfiler ‘thread on a string, pierce from end to end’, from en- ‘in, on’ + fil ‘thread’

[ˌɛnfɪˈleɪd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- direct a volley of gunfire along the length of (a target)
(e.g: a sweeping crossfire enfiladed our riflemen)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century (denoting the position of a military post commanding the length of a line): from French, from enfiler ‘thread on a string, pierce from end to end’, from en- ‘in, on’ + fil ‘thread’