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defile
Verb
  • to make impure; to make dirty. transitive
Noun
  • A narrow way or passage, e.g. between mountains.
  • A single file, such as of soldiers.
  • The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior.
Verb
  • To march in a single file. archaic, intransitive