defilement

See also: défilement

English

Etymology

defile +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈfaɪəlmənt/

Noun

defilement (countable and uncountable, plural defilements)

1. The act of defiling.
2. The state of being defiled.
3. (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

• Bulgarian: замърсяване (bg) n (zamǎrsjavane), оскверняване (bg) n (oskvernjavane)
• Maori: whakapokenga
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state of being defiled

• Greek:

  Ancient: μίασμα n (míasma)

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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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• German: ^{(please verify)} Verunreinigung (de) f