single file
Use Single file in a sentencesingle file
noun
a line of persons or things arranged one behind the other; Indian file.
Origin:
1660–70
1660–70
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| single file | |
| —n | |
| a line of persons, animals, or things ranged one behind the other, either stationary or moving | |
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Single file
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example sentences
Deer are herd animals and frequently travel in single file.
They rolled south toward the outpost, rattling through sleeping neighborhoods in single file, spaced well apart.
Not a single file on the detainees survives in the police records.
Slow down and form a single file in congested conditions, reduced visibility, and other hazardous conditions.
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