enfilade

• 名词，指火力线，即从可沿目标全长进行纵射的位置开火；也指排成一列、门与门相连的套间。

A noun referring to a line of fire from a position that can sweep the length of a target, or a suite of rooms arranged in a line with connecting doors.

1. Military tacticC2formal

   A gunfire directed from a flanking position along the length of an enemy battle line.

   纵射

   • The soldiers were caught in an enfilade from the hillside.
   • The general ordered an enfilade to break the enemy formation.
   • Enfilade fire can be devastating against exposed troops.

2. ArchitectureC2formal

   A suite of rooms in a formal arrangement, typically with doors aligned to create a vista.

   套间

   • The palace features a grand enfilade of reception rooms.
   • The enfilade of galleries allowed visitors to see from one end to the other.
   • The architect designed an enfilade to maximize the sense of space.

• 从侧翼沿敌军战线或阵地的纵向方向进行射击，使火力贯穿其整个队列。

A verb meaning to rake with gunfire from a flanking position along the length of a line of troops or a position.

1. To fire along a lineC2formal

   To fire weapons along the length of an enemy position, such as a trench or line of troops.

   纵向射击

   • The artillery was ordered to enfilade the enemy trench.
   • The soldiers were caught in a crossfire as the enemy began to enfilade their position.
   • The general's strategy was to enfilade the opposing forces from the flank.

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