interjacent
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of interjacent
1585–95; < Latin interjacent- (stem of interjacēns ) present participle of interjacēre to lie between. See inter-, adjacent
Example Sentences
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It is ground separated from home by an interjacent state, whose territory we have had to cross in order to reach it.
From The Art of War by Sunzi (6th cent. BC)
No; for two English line-of-battle ships, the Theseus and the Tiger, were cruising in the offing, and watching the interjacent seas of Egypt and Syria.
From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by De Quincey, Thomas
In the Itinerary of Antoninus, the places, and their interjacent distances are stated as follows, Gaza, 22 M.P.
From Travels in Syria and the Holy Land by Burckhardt, John Lewis
He commanded another to be made over the breadth of the kingdom, leading from Menevia, that was situated upon the Demetian Sea, to Hamo's Port, and to pass through the interjacent cities.
From Old English Chronicles by Various
It was one continuous jungle, except three interjacent glades of narrow limits, which gave us three breathing pauses in the dire task of jungle-traveling.
From Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Headley, Joel Tyler
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