Antonyms for enfilade
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : en-fuh-leyd, -lahd, en-fuh-leyd, -lahd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛn fəˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd, ˌɛn fəˈleɪd, -ˈlɑd |
Definition of enfilade
Origin :- 1706, from French enfilade, from Old French enfiler (13c.) "to thread (a needle) on a string, pierce from end to end," from en- "put on" (see en- (1)) + fil "thread" (see file (v.)).
- Used of rows of apartments and lines of trees before modern military sense came to predominate. As a verb from 1706. Related: Enfiladed; enfilading.
- As in barrage : noun weapon fire
- As in volley : noun barrage
- As in gunfire : noun shot
- As in rake : verb scrape up, hoe
- If successful, it was to enfilade the Wylie kopjes from that position.
- Extract from : « Story of the War in South Africa » by Captain A. T. Mahan, U.S.N.
- Half front your line that way so as not to let them enfilade you.
- Extract from : « Marion's Faith. » by Charles King
- It assists in protecting from enfilade, and affords a plunging fire.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- From Caribou Ridge the Turks could enfilade parts of our firing-line.
- Extract from : « World's War Events, Vol. I » by Various
- A machine gun of the Canterbury Regiment was posted to enfilade them.
- Extract from : « New Zealanders at Gallipoli » by Major Fred Waite
- For wherever wire is, machine guns are placed to enfilade it.
- Extract from : « New Zealanders at Gallipoli » by Major Fred Waite
- You will note that they enfilade our lines as we reach the bottom land.
- Extract from : « Red Fleece » by Will Levington Comfort
- Uncut wire and an enfilade from a redoubt which should have been blown up.
- Extract from : « The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land » by Ralph Connor
- To be sure they are, and if you sit still you will be able to enfilade them as they retreat.
- Extract from : « A Double Knot » by George Manville Fenn
- These precautions enabled the defenders to enfilade the approaching enemy.
- Extract from : « The Greater Republic » by Charles Morris
Synonyms for enfilade
- artillery
- barrage
- battery
- blast
- bombardment
- break up
- broadside
- burst
- cannonade
- cannonading
- clean up
- clear
- clear up
- collect
- comb
- crackle
- crossfire
- curtain of fire
- detonation
- discharge
- enfilade
- examine
- fine-comb
- fine-tooth-comb
- fire
- firing
- fusillade
- fussilade
- gather
- grade
- graze
- grub
- gunfire
- hail
- harrow
- hunt
- ransack
- rasp
- remove
- round
- rummage
- salvo
- scan
- scour
- scrape
- scratch
- scrutinize
- search
- shelling
- shooting
- shots
- shower
- smooth
- storm
- sweep
- thunder
- volley
- weed
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