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View synonyms for inlying
inlying
[ in-lahy-ing ]
adjective
- located near the center or farther in; lying inside.
- lying within a region or country.
inlying
/ ˈɪnˌlaɪɪŋ /
adjective
- situated within or inside
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inlying1
First recorded in 1840–45; in- 1( def ) + lying 2( def )
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Example Sentences
Then guards and inlying pickets were mounted and the scouts withdrawn.
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Behind it the infantry lie down to sleep, a section of each company, as an inlying picket, dressed and accoutred.
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The inlying pickets were accordingly doubled, and every man slept in his clothes, so as to be ready.
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A strong inlying piquet, to act eventually as a reserve, must be placed in a central position.
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We very soon got settled down, and mounted a guard and an inlying picquet.
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