- Indian file
- ,Indian `file noun uncount OLD-FASHIONEDa line of people, with each person walking behind another. The usual word is now single file.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Indian file
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Indian file — Indian In di*an (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindu}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to India… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indian file — File File (f[imac]l), n. [F. file row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L. filum a thread. Cf. {Enfilade}, {Filament}, {Fillet}.] 1. An orderly succession; a line; a row; as: (a) (Mil.) A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indian file — If people walk in Indian file, they walk in a line one behind the other … The small dictionary of idiomes
Indian file — ► NOUN ▪ single file … English terms dictionary
Indian file — ☆ Indian file n. SINGLE FILE: from the notion of Amerindian people s way of walking along a trail … English World dictionary
Indian file — noun Date: 1758 single file • Indian file adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
Indian file — noun (U) if people walk in Indian file, they walk one behind another; single file … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
indian file — If people walk in Indian file, they walk in a line one behind the other. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Indian file — If people walk in Indian file, they walk in a line one behind the other … Dictionary of English idioms
Indian file — noun a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other • Syn: ↑file, ↑single file • Derivationally related forms: ↑file (for: ↑file) • Hypernyms: ↑line … Useful english dictionary
