Enfilading

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  • v. Present participle of enfilade.
    • Word Usage
    "The risks of grave injury were therefore greatly increased by exposure to this, which by soldiers is called enfilading, but at sea a raking fire; and to avoid such mischance was one of the principal concerns of a captain in a naval duel."
    Verb Form
    enfiladed    enfilades    enfilading   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    gunfire    gunshot    rake   
    Cross Reference
    enfilading battery   
    Form
    enfiladed    enfilading   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rake    flanking fire    raking fire    flank   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    misdemeanants    half-moons    demilune    two-alarm    bluffer   
     
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