Defilade vs. Enfilade — What's the Difference?

To arrange (fortifications) in such a way as to give protection from enfilading and other fire.

Gunfire directed along the length of a target, such as a column of troops.

The act or procedure of defilading.

A target vulnerable to sweeping gunfire.

A fortified position offering protection from enfilading and other fire.

(Architecture) A linear arrangement of a series of interior doors, as to a suite of rooms, so as to provide an unobstructed view when the doors are open.

To fortify (something) as a protection from enfilading fire.

To rake with gunfire.

A fortification having such protection.

A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.

To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.

Gunfire directed along the length of a target.

The arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire

(architecture) A series of doors that provide a vista when open.

(transitive) To rake (something) with gunfire.

To be directed toward (something) like enfilading gunfire.

To arrange (rooms or other structures) in a row.

A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.

A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire.

To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops.

Gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation

Rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction