See also:

• ENFILADE (a French word, from enfiler, to thread, and so to pass through from end to end)

ENFILADE (a See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French word, from enfiler, to See also:

• THREAD (0. Eng. praed, literally, that which is twisted, prawan, to twist, to throw, cf. " throwster," a silk-winder, Ger. drehen, to twist, turn, Du. draad, Ger. Draht, thread, wire)

thread, and so to pass through from end to end)  , a military See also:

• TERM

term used to See also:

• EXPRESS (through the French from the past participle of the Lat. exprimere, to press out, by transference used of representing objects in painting or sculpture, or of thoughts, &c. in words)

express the direction of See also:

• FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire along an enemy's See also:

• LINE

line, or See also:

• PARAPET (Ital. parapetto, Fr. parapet, from para, imperative of Ital. porare, to cover, defend, and petto, breast, Lat. pectus; the German word is Brustwehr)

parapet . This See also:

• SPECIES

species of fire is most demoralizing and destructive, since, from its direction, very few guns or rifles can be brought to See also:

• BEAR
• BEAR, BLACK
• BEAR, BROWN
• BEAR, GRIZZLY
• BEAR, ISABELLINE
• BEAR, WHITE

bear to meet it . If any considerable See also:

• BODY

body of men changes front, it immediately See also:

• LAYS

lays itself open to See also:

• ENFILADE (a French word, from enfiler, to thread, and so to pass through from end to end)

enfilade from the enemy whom it originally faced . Against entrenchments, or the parapets of fortifications, enfilade is still more effective, as the enemy is deprived of the See also:

• PROTECTION

protection given by his See also:

• WORKS

works and is no better covered than if he were in the open . See also:

• BANKS, GEORGE LINNAEUS (1821-1881)
• BANKS, NATHANIEL PRENTISS (1816–1894)
• BANKS, SIR JOSEPH
• BANKS, THOMAS (1735-1805)

Banks of See also:

• EARTH
• EARTH (a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Erde, Dutch aarde, Swed. and Dan. jord; outside Teutonic it appears only in the Gr. 'pq'e, on the ground; it has been connected by some etymologists with the Aryan root ar-, to plough, which is seen in
• EARTH, FIGURE OF
• EARTH, FIGURE OF THE

earth, built perpendicular to the line of See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence (called traverses), are usually employed to protect parapets or trenches against enfilade .