Definition of "enfilade" in English

noun

1. A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.

2. Gunfire directed along the length of a target.

3. (architecture) A series of doors that provide a vista when open.

verb

1. (transitive) To rake (something) with gunfire.

2. (figuratively, transitive) To be directed toward (something) like enfilading gunfire.

3. (architecture, transitive) To arrange (rooms or other structures) in a row.