A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line. [R.]
A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire.
To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops. Campbell.
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