1. attacked with gunfire from the side along the length of a military formation
Usage: military

Examples

• The enemy troops were enfiladed by machine gun fire from the ridge.
• The battalion was enfiladed as it advanced across the open field.
• Artillery positions enfiladed the enemy’s defensive line.
• The soldiers took heavy casualties when they were enfiladed during the assault.
• The general repositioned his forces to avoid being enfiladed by enemy guns.