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Definition of defile 2 noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

defile2

noun
 
/dɪˈfaɪl/,
 
/ˈdiːfaɪl/
 
/dɪˈfaɪl/,
 
/ˈdiːfaɪl/
(formal)
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  1. a narrow way through mountains
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French défilé (noun), défiler (verb), from dé ‘away from’ + file ‘column, file’.
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