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enfilade

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Synonyms: enflame, ensilage, enculade, defilade, enfile, enfiled, enfiladed, enfilades

Antonyms: enflame, ensilage, enculade, defilade, enfile, enfiled, enfiladed, enfilades

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Noun

  1. A line or straight [[passage]], or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
  2. [[gunfire|Gunfire]] [[directed]] along the [[length]] of a [[target]].
  3. {{lb|en|architecture}} A [[series]] of [[door]]s that provide a [[vista]] when [[open]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[rake]] (something) with gunfire.
  2. {{lb|en|figuratively|transitive}} To be directed toward (something) like enfilading gunfire.
  3. {{lb|en|architecture|transitive}} To arrange (rooms or other structures) in a row.

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