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Meanings of narrow defile in English

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Usage of narrow defile in English
1
The path to the river led through a narrow defile of rock.
The Perils of Pauline
2
Half a mile after leaving Koragh the road enters a narrow defile.
Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
3
The noon sun sweltered down through the rank vegetation of the narrow defile.
The Forfeit
4
They have already driven the cavalry back into the narrow defile.
Berlin and Sans-Souci; Or, Frederick the Great and His Friends
5
Phineas Roebach knew nothing about this narrow defile through which the party traveled.
On a Torn-Away World; Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake
6
The trail, winding through a narrow defile, brought them side by side again.
A Texas Ranger
7
He was out with Petawanaquat one day, in a narrow defile of the mountains.
The Red Man's Revenge: A Tale of The Red River Flood
8
Great sheets of rain blew southward down the narrow defile.
The Postman
9
They were waiting in a narrow defile when their brothers appeared, leading their garrons.
A clash of kings
10
Except in the narrow defile, or the forest-path, my rangers never rode in that fashion.
The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
11
The stairway winds and zigzags up the narrow defile, averaging in width about twenty feet.
Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II / From Teheran To Yoko...
12
From this point the road became a narrow defile.
History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Sant...
13
Patsy looked across the narrow defile; it was a bare fifty feet, and seemed safe enough.
Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross
14
The bellowing behemoth plowed through the canyon, reached the narrow defile, and found her way blocked.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
15
He ushered them up a narrow defile, following a stony path made by goats and cattle.
Wizardborn
16
Their way lay up the pass toward the narrow defile which nature had closed long ago.
Princess Maritza
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common