inlying

[ in-lahy-ing ]

adjective

1. located near the center or farther in; lying inside.
2. lying within a region or country.

inlying

/ ˈɪnˌlaɪɪŋ /

adjective

1. situated within or inside

Word History and Origins

Origin of inlying¹

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

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Then guards and inlying pickets were mounted and the scouts withdrawn.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