2007-02-07 22:40:35 · 7 answers · asked by Gilley 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Having served in the military I have never heard of a defile.
But, I suppose in a foreign army once could say to a soldier that steps out of line....'get back into defile man' .
2007-02-07 22:50:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Defile: a narrow pass which obliges an army to defile off; it is one of the greatest obstacles that can occur in the march of an army, especially if it happens to be between woods or marshes; for it not only gives an enemy an extraordinary advantage, of either attacking the front or rear, when they cannot come to relieve on another, because of the straightness of the passage; but it likewise very much impedes the march of an army: a retreating army always puts a defile between them and the enemy, to secure them a retreat.
In the French army, it is also used to describe a marching column.
2007-02-07 23:00:29 · answer #2 · answered by Froggy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A defile in military terms means a narrow way through which troops can march only in single file.
2007-02-07 22:56:52 · answer #3 · answered by Spike 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a man made or natural obstacle usually a trench, which creates in itself an ideal ambush position, roughly speaking. or part of a west indian sentence coming from an irate pc user '' i cant find defile delores'' eg
2007-02-07 23:34:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as I am aware it is generally a term for a narrow gorge or even a trench where troops can only march or walk through it in single file.
2007-02-07 22:50:42 · answer #5 · answered by michael w 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
many times you will hear single file but defile i haven't a clue if you are not referring to an office file or something related.
2007-02-07 22:46:13 · answer #6 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Think its a geographic term for a dip in the landscape
2007-02-07 22:50:44 · answer #7 · answered by MinaF 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋