defilement
See also: défilement
English
Etymology
defile + -ment
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfaɪəlmənt/
Noun
defilement (countable and uncountable, plural defilements)
- The act of defiling.
- The state of being defiled.
- (military) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
Synonyms
- pollution
Translations
act of defiling
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state of being defiled
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protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side
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