ENFILADE

Enfilade

In architecture, an enfilade is a suite of rooms formally aligned with each other. This was a common feature in grand European architecture from the Baroque period onward, although there are earlier examples, such as the Vatican stanze. The doors entering each room are aligned with the doors of the connecting rooms along a single axis, providing a vista through the entire suite of rooms. The enfilade may be used as a processional route and is a common arrangement in museums and art galleries, as it facilitates the movement of large numbers of people through a building.

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enfilade

Noun

  1. A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
  2. gunfire directed along the length of a target
  3. a series of doors that provide a vista when open

Verb

  1. to rake something with gunfire


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