inlying

American  

[in-lahy-ing] / ˈɪnˌlaɪ ɪŋ /

adjective

1. located near the center or farther in; lying inside.

2. lying within a region or country.

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inlying British  

/ ˈɪnˌlaɪɪŋ /

adjective

1. situated within or inside

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Etymology

Origin of inlying

First recorded in 1840–45; in- ¹ ( def. ) + lying ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Then guards and inlying pickets were mounted and the scouts withdrawn.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon

True polish in marble or in speech reveals inlying realities, and, in the latter at least, mere smoothness, either of sound or of meaning, is not worthy of the name.

From A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare by MacDonald, George

A body of cavalry who were in their way—an inlying picket—proved for the moment unsteady, and thus the rebels reached the post at which two of Major Tombs’ guns were placed.

From Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Behind it the infantry lie down to sleep, a section of each company, as an inlying picket, dressed and accoutred.

From The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War by Churchill, Winston

They did not dare to attack the camp, itself, precautionary measures having been adopted to prevent their near approach, by stationing inlying and outlying pickets round it.

From Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan by Taylor, William