defile¹ /di-fīlˈ/

To march off in single file, or file by file

1. A long narrow pass or way, in which troops can march only in file, or with a narrow front
2. A gorge

defilade /def-i-lādˈ/ transitive verb (mil)

To plan a fortification so as to protect it or those in it from raking crossfire (also noun)

defileˈment noun

Act of defilading

defile² /di-fīlˈ/

1. To make foul or filthy
2. To pollute or corrupt
3. To violate

defileˈment noun

1. (an act of) defiling
2. Foulness

defīlˈer noun

• snowier
• snowiest
• snowily
• snowiness
• snowinesses
• snowing
• snow-in-summer
• snow-in-summers
• snowish
• snow job
• snow jobs
• snowk
• snowked
• snowking
• snowks
• snow leopard
• snow leopards
• snowless
• snowlike
• snowline
• snowlines
• snowman
• snowmen
• snowmobile
• snowmobiled