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Etymology of defile
Marriage bed defiled
Jeux de fille
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Defile
(geography)
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Defile (geography)
Defile
[
dih-
fahyl
]
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/
dɪˈfaɪl
/
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Defile
has several meanings:
for dictionary definitions.
defile (geography)
is a geographic term for a narrow pass or gorge between mountains. It has its origins as a military description of a pass through which troops can march only in a narrow column or with a narrow front.
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