Definition of "enfiladed" [enfiladed]

• Simple past tense and past participle of enfilade. (verb)

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• "In the morning we expected orders to advance, but as soon as we could use our glasses we found that we were far ahead of our neighbours, and were, in fact, enfiladed from the Turkish positions on our left."
• "Meanwhile the enemy, desperate but still confident, poured in a heavy fire from his line and from a battery which enfiladed the Brook road, and made Yellow Tavern an uncomfortably hot place."
• "On their left flank, Stuart pushed forward at least a dozen cannon, which enfiladed the Federal ranks."