Defilement
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /dɪˈfaɪəlmənt/
Full definition of defilement
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.