Noun:

enfilade అగ్ని,

enfilade fire's Usage Examples:

It had failed by midday; the Turks were caught by enfilade fire from the defenders" rifles and machine-guns, which caused around ten.

Collingwood Battalion—attempted to continue the advance, they were caught in enfilade fire from Kereves Dere to the right where the French advance had failed.

These towers made possible to provide enfilade fire against attacking forces along adjacent walls.

protect the First Army and the Third Army farther south from German enfilade fire.

left flank of the 28th Infantry, exposing the left flank to a terrific enfilade fire from several enemy machineguns located in a rock quarry on high ground.

ensure that the southern flank could advance without suffering German enfilade fire.

though more numerous predictably suffered heavy losses under Filipino enfilade fire coming from the dugouts and thickets, and they retreated back towards.

artillery could be placed on top that would subject the enemy flank to enfilade fire.

battery and this position was replaced with an earth traverse to prevent enfilade fire from ships at anchor in the Culver Cliff area.

In military terms, this is known as "enfilade fire".

The enemy was pouring enfilade fire into the ranks of the Marines.

at such angles and positions that the defenders were unable to bring enfilade fire to bear.

south and east of the city gives ample scope for ground observation, enfilade fire and converging artillery fire.

Synonyms:

campfire, grassfire, smudge, happening, conflagration, bonfire, brush fire, balefire, natural event, forest fire, inferno, smoulder, occurrence, backfire, smolder, prairie fire, occurrent,

Antonyms:

desensitise, desensitize, curse, bless, stand still,