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      enfilade
      noun
      gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation
      verb
      rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction
      Roots
      inen- · Latin · on, infilumfil- · Latin · thread, lineata-ade · French · action, result
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