a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
[ Syn: gorge ]
defile (n.)
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; sully someones reputation
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air; Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
spot, stain, or pollute; The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it