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A poem with grandly conceived and executed stanzas, such as one of Keats's odes, should be like an enfilade of rooms in a palace: one proceeds, with eager anticipation, from room to room.
James Fenton

Meaning of "enfilade" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ENFILADE

From French: suite, from enfiler to thread on string, from fil thread.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ENFILADE

enfilade  [ˌɛnfɪˈleɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENFILADE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Enfilade is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb enfilade in English.

WHAT DOES ENFILADE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

enfilade

Enfilade and defilade

Enfilade and defilade are concepts in military tactics used to describe a military formation's exposure to enemy fire. A formation or position is "in enfilade" if weapons fire can be directed along its longest axis. A unit or position is "in defilade" if it uses natural or artificial obstacles to shield or conceal itself from enfilade. The strategies invented by the English use the French enfiler and défiler which the English nobility used at that time. Enfilade fire, a gunfire directed against an enfiladed formation or position, is also commonly known as "flanking fire". Raking fire is the equivalent term in naval warfare. Strafing, firing on targets from a flying platform, is often done with enfilade fire.

Definition of enfilade in the English dictionary

The first definition of enfilade in the dictionary is a position or formation subject to fire from a flank along the length of its front. Other definition of enfilade is to subject to fire from a flank. Enfilade is also to position so as to be able to fire at a flank.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ENFILADE

PRESENT

Present
I enfilade
you enfilade
he/she/it enfilades
we enfilade
you enfilade
they enfilade
Present continuous
I am enfilading
you are enfilading
he/she/it is enfilading
we are enfilading
you are enfilading
they are enfilading
Present perfect
I have enfiladed
you have enfiladed
he/she/it has enfiladed
we have enfiladed
you have enfiladed
they have enfiladed
Present perfect continuous
I have been enfilading
you have been enfilading
he/she/it has been enfilading
we have been enfilading
you have been enfilading
they have been enfilading
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I enfiladed
you enfiladed
he/she/it enfiladed
we enfiladed
you enfiladed
they enfiladed
Past continuous
I was enfilading
you were enfilading
he/she/it was enfilading
we were enfilading
you were enfilading
they were enfilading
Past perfect
I had enfiladed
you had enfiladed
he/she/it had enfiladed
we had enfiladed
you had enfiladed
they had enfiladed
Past perfect continuous
I had been enfilading
you had been enfilading
he/she/it had been enfilading
we had been enfilading
you had been enfilading
they had been enfilading
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will enfilade
you will enfilade
he/she/it will enfilade
we will enfilade
you will enfilade
they will enfilade
Future continuous
I will be enfilading
you will be enfilading
he/she/it will be enfilading
we will be enfilading
you will be enfilading
they will be enfilading
Future perfect
I will have enfiladed
you will have enfiladed
he/she/it will have enfiladed
we will have enfiladed
you will have enfiladed
they will have enfiladed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been enfilading
you will have been enfilading
he/she/it will have been enfilading
we will have been enfilading
you will have been enfilading
they will have been enfilading
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would enfilade
you would enfilade
he/she/it would enfilade
we would enfilade
you would enfilade
they would enfilade
Conditional continuous
I would be enfilading
you would be enfilading
he/she/it would be enfilading
we would be enfilading
you would be enfilading
they would be enfilading
Conditional perfect
I would have enfilade
you would have enfilade
he/she/it would have enfilade
we would have enfilade
you would have enfilade
they would have enfilade
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been enfilading
you would have been enfilading
he/she/it would have been enfilading
we would have been enfilading
you would have been enfilading
they would have been enfilading
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you enfilade
we let´s enfilade
you enfilade
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to enfilade
Past participle
enfiladed
Present Participle
enfilading
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENFILADE


accolade
ˈækəˌleɪd
Adelaide
ˈædɪˌleɪd
blade
bleɪd
defilade
ˌdɛfɪˈleɪd
escalade
ˌɛskəˈleɪd
fusillade
ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd
glade
ɡleɪd
interlaid
ˌɪntəˈleɪd
lade
leɪd
laid
leɪd
marmalade
ˈmɑːməˌleɪd
overlade
ˌəʊvəˈleɪd
overlaid
ˌəʊvəˈleɪd
re-laid
ˌriːˈleɪd
scalade
skəˈleɪd
slade
sleɪd
unallayed
ˌʌnəˈleɪd
undelayed
ˌʌndɪˈleɪd
underlaid
ˌʌndəˈleɪd
unlade
ʌnˈleɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENFILADE

enfeebler
enfelon
enfeoff
enfeoffment
enfested
enfetter
enfever
Enfield
Enfield rifle
enfierce
enfiled
enfire
enflesh
enfleurage
enflower
enfold
enfolder
enfoldment
enforce
enforceability

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENFILADE

ballade
clade
degringolade
grillade
oeillade
orange marmalade
razor blade
remoulade
Rollerblade
rotor blade
roulade
safety blade
salade
sawblade
shoulder blade
snowblade
switchblade
turbine blade
twayblade
wiper blade

Synonyms and antonyms of enfilade in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «enfilade» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENFILADE

Find out the translation of enfilade to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of enfilade from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «enfilade» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纵射
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enfilada
570 millions of speakers

English

enfilade
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

enfilade
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

enfilade
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

анфилада
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enfilade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাল্যাকারে বিন্যস্ত বস্তুসমূহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enfilade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Enfilade
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gänsemarsch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

縦射
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

enfilade
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Enfilade
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đánh dọc theo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

enfilade
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Enfilade
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yan ateşi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infilata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

amfilada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

анфілада
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

enfilade
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

enfilade
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

enfileren
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

enfilade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

enfilade
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of enfilade

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENFILADE»

The term «enfilade» is regularly used and occupies the 103.800 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENFILADE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about enfilade

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «ENFILADE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word enfilade.
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James Fenton
A poem with grandly conceived and executed stanzas, such as one of Keats's odes, should be like an enfilade of rooms in a palace: one proceeds, with eager anticipation, from room to room.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENFILADE»

Discover the use of enfilade in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to enfilade and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Palaces in Saint Petersburg: Winter Palace, Pavlovsk Palace, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2011
2
Androids in the Enlightenment: Mechanics, Artisans, and ...
In Androids in the Enlightenment, Adelheid Voskuhl investigates two such automata—both depicting piano-playing women.
Adelheid Voskuhl, 2013
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The tactic of the British army reduced to detail: with ...
The fire used by the assailants in a flank attack must produce enfilade: flank attacks and enfilade are, therefore, synonimous terms, in fo far as relates to fire. Of enfilade every one has a pretty just idea : it is a destructive sweeping fire: it is to ...
James Cuninghame (major.), 1804
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The Tactic of the British Army Reduced to Detail: With ...
103 On Enfilade, and Flank Attacks, or Turning. The military heads which have been selected to frame reflections on, are such as are most likely to lead the mind into a just way of reafoning on prosessional subjects in general; among these, ...
James Cuninghame, 1802
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Index Universalis Multilingualis: Deutsch - Französisch - ...
Enfilierfeuer- feu en enfilade, 7I198 Enfiladenfeuer _ feu en enfilade _ enfilade fire, 7/198 enfilading battery _ Bestreichungsbatterie I Enfilierbatterie _ batterie à tir d'enfilade, 7/184 enfiler _ to enfilade _ enfilieren, 7/195 Enfilierbatterie ...
K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH & Company, Walter De Gruyter, 2003
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Enfilade and Defilade
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Iustinus Tim Avery, 2011
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Combat Techniques: An Elite Forces Guide to Modern Infantry ...
There are four categories: frontal, flanking, oblique and enfilade. Frontal fire is directed straight at the front of the target. Flanking fire runs along the target's flank . With oblique fire, the long axis of the beaten zone (beaten zones tend to create ...
Chris McNab, Martin J. Dougherty, 2007
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Serlio on Domestic Architecture
TM Serlio himself made a mistake when he characterized the centralized plan as Italian and the enfilade plan as French. There are examples of Venetian villas with a series of rooms enfilade: the Palazzo Bertoldi Negrar near Verona (1450) ...
Sebastiano Serlio, Myra Nan Rosenfeld, 1978
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The System of Infantry Discipline: According to the ...
Columns frequently attack under the most disastrous enfilade, and shipping often lead end on to battle : but soldiers would never so assail their enemies if they could act in line, nor would shipping lead end on to battle, if they could sail ...
William Duane, 1814
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The Military Engineer
The various locations for machine guns which seem to be in general use by the armies in Europe, are: (a) In front of the first line trench: 1. To enfilade obstacles; 2. To bring: an enfilade fire on attacking troops while the trenches are still under ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENFILADE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term enfilade is used in the context of the following news items.
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The PNY Powerpack T2600 is all you need on a hot LZ
It was undisciplined and already Henderson was pushing to our flank to get the enemy in enfilade fire. Fire and manoeuver, fire and manoeuver ... «Pocket-lint.com, Jul 15»
2
LIVE REPORT: Holly Herndon
Her voice stutters and multiplies through an enfilade of processing. It becomes at once a vast massed cathedral choir of seraphim-simulacra ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»
3
At the National Gallery, Caillebotte's intersection with greatness
“Paris Street, Rainy Day,” borrowed from the Art Institute of Chicago, is placed at the end of a short enfilade of three galleries, documenting the ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
4
Victoria Cross awards
... Company Sergeant-Major Hall endeavoured to reach him in the face of a very heavy enfilade fire which was being poured in by the enemy. «The Times, Jun 15»
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Ob-La-Di, un nouveau coffee shop rue de Saintonge
... fleurs fraîches, et enfilade de pots de confiture d'abricot fabriquée par la maman d'un membre de l'équipe. Derrière l'ouverture d'Ob-La-Di, ... «ParisBouge, Jun 15»
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Mpofu facing a host of new challenges
But if he wasn't an advocate or the chair of the Johannesburg Bar Council, and only an EFF MP, he would surely have fired off an enfilade of ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
7
Grunt's Eye View
Artillery fire, however, especially when fired in enfilade—that is, along the full length of an enemy formation—could be murderous. An American ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
8
On the market: In the grand manor
The front-to-back center hall has a graceful circular staircase and leads to a gallery with enfilade arches. French doors at the far end open to ... «Westport News, Jun 15»
9
The art of Dublin's Merrion Hotel
Indeed it took me a good hour to work my way through the enfilade of splendid reception rooms and into the garden, a proper parterre of formal ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Similiar Properties: 38 Enfilade Avenue, Lake Forest, CA 92610 …
Cross Streets: Portola Pkwy & Bake Pkwy Directions: Take Bake Pkwy past Portola Pkwy Left on Rue de Fortuna Right on Fascia Left on ... «OC Housing News, Jun 15»

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