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mike (63 words)
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In architecture, it refers to a linear arrangement of interior doors that provides a vista when the doors are open.
I guess you could shoot clear through all the rooms, too.
"ENFILADE, is when a gun sweeps the inside of a parapet or fortress." (citation in Historical Military Terms list description)
The meaning has expanded somewhat since this dictionary was written (see first WeirdNet definition).