inlying
Americanadjective
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located near the center or farther in; lying inside.
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lying within a region or country.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of inlying
First recorded in 1840–45; in- 1 ( def. ) + lying 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Then guards and inlying pickets were mounted and the scouts withdrawn.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly
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 William Henry Giles Kingston
We very soon got settled down, and mounted a guard and an inlying picquet.
From "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders by John Allister Currie
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 Winston Churchill
A strong inlying piquet, to act eventually as a reserve, must be placed in a central position.
From Cavalry in Future Wars by Charles Sydney Goldman
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