n.
Pronunciation: di- ' f ī (- ə )l, ' d ē - ˌ f ī (- ə )l
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: de · filed ; de · fil · ing
Etymology: French défiler, from dé- de- + filer to move in a column ― more at FILE
Date: 1705
: to march off in a line
n.
Pronunciation: di- ' f ī (- ə )l, ' d ē - ˌ f ī (- ə )l
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: de · filed ; de · fil · ing
Etymology: French défiler, from dé- de- + filer to move in a column ― more at FILE
Date: 1705
: to march off in a line
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012