Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun enfilade

1 sense of enfilade

Sense 1
enfilade, enfilade fire -- (gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation)
       => gunfire, gunshot -- (the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb enfilade

1 sense of enfilade

Sense 1
enfilade -- (rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction)
       => rake -- (sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast")

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