I. ˈen-fə-ˌlād, -ˌläd noun
Etymology: French, from enfiler to thread, enfilade, from Old French, to thread, from en- + fil thread — more at file
Date: circa 1730
1. : an interconnected group of rooms arranged usually in a row with each room opening into the next
2. : gunfire directed from a flanking position along the length of an enemy battle line
II. transitive verb
( -lad·ed ; -lad·ing )
Date: 1706
: to rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction