Enfilading

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Enfilade \En`fi*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enfiladed}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Enfilading}.] (Mil.)
     To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the
     length of, as a work, or a line of troops. --Campbell.
     [1913 Webster]