Definition
Straight lines of gunfire that sweep across a target from end to end, or architectural passages with rooms aligned in a row.
Etymology
From French 'enfilade,' derived from 'enfiler' (to thread, pierce), combining 'en-' (in) and 'fil' (thread). Originally a military term describing how cannon fire could rake along a line of soldiers.
Kelly Says
Enfilade was a devastating tactic in 17th-century warfare—soldiers arranged in a line were sitting ducks if the enemy found an angle to fire straight down the line. This same word also describes European palace design, where rooms line up perfectly so you can see from one end of the building to the other!
Translations
ARالعربية
التسلسل
al-taslīl
CACatalà
enfilades
en-fi-la-des
CSČeština
enfilady
en-fi-la-dy
DADansk
enfilader
en-fi-la-der
DEDeutsch
Enfiladen
en-fi-la-den
ELΕλληνικά
enfilades
en-fi-la-des
ESEspañol
enfiladas
en-fi-LAH-das
FAفارسی
enfilades
en-fi-la-des
FISuomi
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
FRFrançais
enfilades
ɑ̃-fi-lad
GUGU
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
HAHA
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
HEעברית
הנפילידות
ha-nifiladot
HIहिन्दी
श्रृंखला
shrin-khala
HUMagyar
enfiladék
en-fi-la-dek
IDBahasa Indonesia
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
IGIG
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
ITItaliano
enfilade
en-fi-LAH-de
KKKK
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
KMKM
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
MRMR
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
MSBahasa Melayu
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
NLNederlands
enfilades
en-fi-la-des
NONorsk
enfilader
en-fi-la-der
PAPA
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
PLPolski
enfilady
en-fi-la-dy
PTPortuguês
enfiladas
en-fi-LAH-das
RORomână
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
RUРусский
enfilades
enfilady
SVSvenska
enfilader
en-fi-la-der
SWKiswahili
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
TAதமிழ்
வரிசைப்படுத்து
va-ri-sai-pa-dhu-thu
THไทย
การยิงต่อเนื่อง
ka-ran-ying-dton-nui
TLTL
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
TRTürkçe
enfiladeler
en-fi-la-de-ler
UKУкраїнська
енфільади
en-fil-a-dy
VITiếng Việt
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
YOYO
enfilade
en-fi-la-de
ZUZU
enfilade
en-fi-la-de