Indian file
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Indian file
n.
See single file.
Indian file adv.
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Indian file
n
another term for single file
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sin′gle file′
n.
1. a line of persons or things arranged one behind the other.
adv. 2. in such a line: to walk single file.
[1660–70]
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Noun | 1. | Indian file - a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other snake dance - a group advancing in a single-file serpentine path column - a line of units following one after another line - a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter" |
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