noun
enfilade
A series of rooms with doorways aligned in a straight line.
The palace's enfilade offers a clear view through several adjoining rooms.
Etymology
The French verb means to thread or place in line. The aligned doorways let the rooms be viewed like a series threaded along one continuous axis.
More examples
- Visitors follow the enfilade from the dining room to the library.
- The architect aligns the doorways to create an enfilade.
- Two enfilades extend along opposite wings of the mansion.
Forms
enfilade · enfilades
Similar words
- suite
- Groups rooms together without requiring their doorways to align.