| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A line of persons or things ranged one behind the other.[Wordnet]. | |
| Expression | 1. Single file; arrangement of persons in a row following one after another, the usual way among Indians of traversing woods, especially when on the war path.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: Indian file
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Indian file | 1: Single file; arrangement of persons in a row following one after another, the usual way among Indians of traversing woods, especially when on the war path. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: A line of persons or things ranged one behind the other. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
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Specialty Expressions: Indian file
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Indian File | Literature | 1: Minor. 2: (In). One by one. The American Indians, when they go on an expedition, march one by one. The one behind carefully steps in the footprints of the one before, and the last man of the file obliterates the footprints. Thus, neither the track nor the number of invaders can be traced. 3: "Each man followed his leader in Indian file." 4: - Captain Burnaby: On Horseback through Asia. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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