·noun A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
II. Enfilade ·vt To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops.
III. Enfilade ·noun A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, ·etc.; a raking fire.