Definition of defile

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Defile (n.) Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks, etc..

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Defile :: Defile (n.) The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior. See Defilade..
Defilement :: Defilement (n.) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from an enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side..
Inviolated :: Inviolated (a.) Not corrupted, defiled, or profaned; chaste; pure..
Impurity :: Impurity (n.) Want of ceremonial purity; defilement.
Profaner :: Profaner (n.) One who treats sacred things with irreverence, or defiles what is holy; one who uses profane language..
Moil :: Moil (v. t.) To daub; to make dirty; to soil; to defile.
Foul :: Foul (superl.) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water..
Defiled :: Defiled (imp. & p. p.) of Defil.
Defile :: Defile (v. t.) To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to befoul; to pollute.
Ray :: Ray (v. t.) To mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to defile..
Notch :: Notch (n.) A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain..
Inviolable :: Inviolable (a.) Unviolated; uninjured; undefiled; uncorrupted.
Purification :: Purification (n.) The act or operation of cleansing ceremonially, by removing any pollution or defilement..
Conservancy :: Conservancy (n.) Conservation, as from injury, defilement, or irregular use..
Beray :: Beray (v. t.) To make foul; to soil; to defile.
Defiler :: Defiler (n.) One who defiles; one who corrupts or violates; that which pollutes.
Assoilment :: Assoilment (n.) A soiling; defilement.
Defile :: Defile (v. t.) Same as Defilade.
Conspurcate :: Conspurcate (v. t.) To pollute; to defile.
Purge :: Purge (v. t.) To clear from guilt, or from moral or ceremonial defilement; as, to purge one of guilt or crime..
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