Australian English Meaning of defile
defile
Other Australian English words related to defile
- canyon
- gorge
- Ravine
- valley
- Abyss
- cannon
- cabbage
- crevice
- flume
- gap
- gully
- gorge
- pass
- saddle
- trench
- Couloir
- cascade
- Gully
- gorge
- basin
- chasm / abyss
- cirque
- cleft
- crevasse
- Gully
- valley
- dale
- draw
- fissure
- floodplain
- Gills
- glen
- Gulf
- gully
- gutter
- hollow
- Kettle
- notch
- creek
- trough
- valley
- wadi
- wash
- Gully
- coomb
- combe
- Gully
- gutter
Nearest Words of defile
Definitions and Meaning of defile in English
defile (n)
a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
defile (v)
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
spot, stain, or pollute
defile (v. i.)
To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.
defile (v. t.)
Same as Defilade.
To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to befoul; to pollute.
To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to taint.
To injure in purity of character; to corrupt.
To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate.
To make ceremonially unclean; to pollute.
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.
The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior. See Defilade.
FAQs About the word defile
defile
a narrow pass (especially one between mountains), place under suspicion or cast doubt upon, make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphoricall
canyon,gorge,Ravine,valley,Abyss,cannon,cabbage,crevice,flume,gap
clarify,Clean,cleanse,purge,purify,clear,decontaminate,Distill,filter,Disinfect
defilading => Giving protection from gunfire by defilading, defiladed => Defiladed, defilade => Defilade, defigure => Disfigure, defiguration => disfigurement,
