(1):

(v. t.) To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops.

(2):

(n.) A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire.

(3):

(n.) A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.