  We study topological defect lines in the symmetric-product orbifolds
$\mathrm{Sym}^N(X)$ for a generic seed CFT $X$. We focus on the defects which
preserve the maximum of the $S_N$ symmetry. When $X$ is taken to describe the
free theory of four fermions and four bosons on a $\mathbb{T}^4$, we construct
holographically dual backgrounds describing propagation of tensionless closed
strings in the presence of spacetime defects wrapping the conformal boundary.
We find a precise match between the spectra of local on-shell closed-string
vertex operators in the bulk and the spectra of non-local disorder fields in
the spacetime theory.
