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defile

/dəˈfaɪl/ noun C2
  1. A narrow passage or way (originally (military), one which soldiers could only march through in a single file or line), especially a narrow gorge or pass between mountains. (figuratively)
  2. An act of marching in files or lines. (figuratively)
  3. A single file of soldiers; (by extension) any single file. (figuratively)

Plural defiles

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