The meaning of Defile
Defile – definition
nounA steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file).
Usage examples:
The twisting track wormed its way up a defile to level ground
verb(of troops) march in single file.
Usage examples:
We emerged after defiling through the mountainsides
verbTo spoil the goodness or beauty of something
Usage examples:
Cans, paper bags, and other trash defiled the landscape.
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Word origin
late 17th century: from French défilé (noun), défiler (verb), from dé ‘away from’ + file ‘column, file’.
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