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Single file   /sˈɪŋgəl faɪl/   Listen
Single file

noun
1.
A line of persons or things ranged one behind the other.  Synonyms: file, Indian file.






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"Single file" Quotes from Famous Books



... difficult task, the capture of the forts, was to come. The only way in which the first, Fort Ingles, could be approached, was by a precipitous path, along which the men could only pass in single file, the fort itself being inaccessible except by a ladder, which the enemy, after being routed by Major ...
— The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. • Thomas Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald

... the boy sitting like dusty tramps by the roadside, with a modest knapsack lying at their feet. His white calves twinkled sturdily, the uncouth Swiss guide with a surly mouth stalked like an unwilling bear at his elbow; a small train of three mules followed in single file the lead of this inspiring enthusiast. Two ladies rode past, one behind the other, but from the way they sat I saw only their calm, uniform backs, and the long ends of blue veils hanging behind far down over their identical hat-brims. His two daughters, ...
— A Personal Record • Joseph Conrad

... my way up step by step, one hand against the wall and my shoes scraping cautiously for a resting-place, while my men followed in single file with ...
— Blindfolded • Earle Ashley Walcott

... open the door, and, single file, six little boys march in, bearing large jars labeled butter, salt, flour, pepper, cinnamon, and milk. The COOKS place a table and a large bowl and a pan in front of the LADY VIOLETTA and give her a spoon. The six little boys ...
— The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays • Various

... must trust to fortune," said Denviers, as we carefully followed the black in single file over a surface which seemed to be covered ...
— The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 - An Illustrated Monthly • Various


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