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serried

American  
[ser-eed] / ˈsɛr id /

adjective

  1. pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows.

    serried troops.


serried British  
/ ˈsɛrɪd /

adjective

  1. in close or compact formation

    serried ranks of troops

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of serried

First recorded in 1660–70; serry + -ed 2


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In disciplined, serried ranks, they wore paramilitary-style balaclavas as they blocked roads around the port.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The halves hang on clothes hangers in serried ranks, like clothes at a dry cleaners.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2023

“The old Barnes & Noble was serried ranks of bookshelves, most sections arranged A to Z by author,” Daunt says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023

The serried ranks of grandees, from Oliver Letwin and Philip Hammond, to Rory Stewart and Dominic Grieve, will be formidable opposition to Johnson.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2019

The countless dark windows serried close together like ranks of soldiers.

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