Enfilade ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Enfilade ( noun )

1. A line of firearms, facing in one direction, so that they can all fire along a parallel line.
2. A straight shot in billiards or snooker, in which a player's ball strikes several other balls in succession.

Origin:

French, from enfiler 'to thread', from en- + filer 'to spin'.

Examples:

1. The soldiers were in an enfilade position, firing their weapons at the enemy's flank.
2. The player made an enfilade shot and cleared three balls from the table.
3. The enemy was caught in an enfilade and had no chance to escape.
4. The enfilade fire from the fort made it impossible for the enemy to advance.
5. The billiards player executed a beautiful enfilade shot and won the game.

(As a verb)

Enfilade ( verb )

1. A line of firearms, facing in one direction, so that they can all fire along a parallel line.
2. A straight shot in billiards or snooker, in which a player's ball strikes several other balls in succession.

Origin:

French, from enfiler 'to thread', from en- + filer 'to spin'.

Examples:

1. The soldiers were in an enfilade position, firing their weapons at the enemy's flank.
2. The player made an enfilade shot and cleared three balls from the table.
3. The enemy was caught in an enfilade and had no chance to escape.
4. The enfilade fire from the fort made it impossible for the enemy to advance.
5. The billiards player executed a beautiful enfilade shot and won the game.