enfilade
noun
en·fi·lade
| \ ˈen-fə-ˌlād
, -ˌläd\
, -ˌläd\
Definition of enfilade
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
enfilade
verb
enfiladed;
enfilading
Definition of enfilade (Entry 2 of 2)
: to rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction
Examples of enfilade in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The layout on the right side of the house perfectly illustrates enfilade. — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, "Floor plan improvements and stylish furnishings transform a Brookline home," 5 Sep. 2019 The palette also had to be harmonious because the library, dining room, living room, and sunroom open onto one another, like an enfilade. — Jen Renzi, House Beautiful, "Transforming a Traditional Tudor into a Youthful Family Home," 15 Jan. 2014 But when Luisa first set eyes on it, she was smitten by its unrivaled setting, with views over rolling hills to the distant sea, and by the pomegranate-ripe potential of its echoing, spacious enfilades of rooms and extensive outbuildings. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, "Bella Sicilia: Hamish Bowles Attends Lucilla Bonaccorsi’s Breathtaking Wedding in Southern Italy," 7 Sep. 2017 Even better, Ramos’ ruling—along with the enfilade of similar decisions pouring out of the federal judiciary—raises the very real possibility that Texas may unintentionally bring the Voting Rights Act back from the dead. — Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, "Consequences in Texas," 25 Aug. 2017 Forming an enfilade with the foyer are two small offices that double as guest rooms. — Jim Gauer, ELLE Decor, "Design Solutions: Minimal Chic," 21 Aug. 2010 On the main floor, the rooms flow into one another through a series of enfilade doorways, but upstairs, the bedrooms are connected by hallways. — Roxana Popescu, New York Times, "House Hunting in … Brittany," 19 July 2017 Then on through the enfilade of the bishop’s handsome state rooms, and into his private sitting rooms where a pianist tinkled the ivories, and onto the broad tiled terrace that had never before been opened to the public. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, "Vogue’s Hamish Bowles on His Molto Alta Weekend in Palermo With Dolce & Gabbana," 11 July 2017 The enfilade of entertaining rooms includes a dramatic living room with wood-burning fireplace. — Star-telegram, star-telegram.com, "Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty | Significant Sales," 21 May 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
At regimental headquarters, the general received reports of bad sniping and enfilading machine gun fire from the forward units. — Washington Post, "AP WAS THERE: 75 years ago, reporter lands on Attu Island," 29 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'enfilade.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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