enfilade

Example Sentences

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But the rules weren’t that obtrusive — if you can handle a supermarket aisle in these bad new days, you can handle an enfilade of galleries.

From New York Times

The towers, rounded to deflect incoming boulders, will project outward — the better to hit illegal immigrants with enfilading fire from crossbows.

From Washington Post

At regimental headquarters, the general received reports of bad sniping and enfilading machine gun fire from the forward units.

From Washington Times

The facts tell you that in houses like Buckingham Palace, rooms are arranged in an enfilade, connected via doorways that frame the rooms beyond, one leading to the next and so on.

From Los Angeles Times

Others are escort sprints where you have to guide a vulnerable ally through enfilade fire.

From Time