Thesaurus / enfilade
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How to use enfilade in a sentence
As that big oblong crowd of Turks showed their left flank to Baikie's nine batteries they were swept in enfilade by shrapnel.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONIf successful, it was to enfilade the Wylie kopjes from that position.
STORY OF THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICACAPTAIN A. T. MAHAN, U.S.N.In a gleam of sunshine, the variety of tints and lights thrown upon this enfilade, are uncommonly rich.
THE BOOK OF CURIOSITIESI. PLATTSMeanwhile three Turkish brigs came to the rescue, and got into position so as to enfilade the beach.
BYRONRICHARD EDGCUMBEThey could thus, by firing eastwards from this redoubt, rake No Mans Land in direct enfilade.
THE HISTORY OF THE 51ST (HIGHLAND) DIVISION 1914-1918FREDERICK WILLIAM BEWSHERBy firing westwards, they could place an enfilade barrage of low trajectory bullets which swept the rides through the wood.
THE HISTORY OF THE 51ST (HIGHLAND) DIVISION 1914-1918FREDERICK WILLIAM BEWSHERTheir defenders were now treated to the enfilade fire of a number of Hanoverian batteries that galloped down to Little Waltham.
THE INVASIONWILLIAM LE QUEUXWe saw a whole enfilade of dark caves, through regular square openings, six feet wide.
FROM THE CAVES AND JUNGLES OF HINDOSTANHELENA PRETROVNA BLAVATSKYAnd now another brigade charged, and was driven back by an enfilade fire.
WHO GOES THERE?BLACKWOOD KETCHAM BENSONThe enemy cannot break it, but his fire fast thins its ranks, and his flanking movement and deadly enfilade still continue.
THE LIFE OF ISAAC INGALLS STEVENS, VOLUME II (OF 2)HAZARD STEVENSWORDS RELATED TO ENFILADE
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