(in) indian file
1Indian 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… …
2Indian 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 …
3indian file — If people walk in Indian file, they walk in a line one behind the other …
4Indian file — noun uncount OLD FASHIONED a line of people, with each person walking behind another. The usual word is now single file …
5Indian file — ► NOUN ▪ single file …
6Indian file — ☆ Indian file n. SINGLE FILE: from the notion of Amerindian people s way of walking along a trail …
7Indian file — noun Date: 1758 single file • Indian file adverb …
8Indian file — noun (U) if people walk in Indian file, they walk one behind another; single file …
9indian file — If people walk in Indian file, they walk in a line one behind the other. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
10Indian file — If people walk in Indian file, they walk in a line one behind the other …
