Defile and Gap

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Defile noun - A narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage.

Usage example: the cattle, once they were cornered in the defile, were quickly rounded up

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Gap is a synonym for defile. In some cases you can use "Gap" instead a noun "Defile".

Nearby Words: defiled, defilement, defiling

Gap noun - A narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage.

Usage example: thought they were stuck until they found a gap in the mountain range that they could hike through

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Defile is a synonym for gap in break topic. Sometimes you can use "Defile" instead a noun "Gap".

Nearby Words: gape, gapped, gaping, gapping

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