inlying

[ in-lahy-ing ]
/ ˈɪnˌlaɪ ɪŋ /
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adjective

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

Words nearby inlying

inlay graft, inlet, inlier, inline, inly, inlying, inmate, inmesh, inmigrant, inmost, inn

Words related to inlying

domestic, gut, home, inland, innermost, inside, interior, internal, intimate, inward, private, remote, secret, visceral, within, autogenous, endogenous, in-house

Example sentences from the Web for inlying

  • The inlying pickets were accordingly doubled, and every man slept in his clothes, so as to be ready.

    The Story of the Malakand Field Force |Sir Winston S. Churchill

  • Then guards and inlying pickets were mounted and the scouts withdrawn.

    Life in an Indian Outpost |Gordon Casserly

  • We very soon got settled down, and mounted a guard and an inlying picquet.

    The Red Watch |J. A. Currie

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

    The Story of the Malakand Field Force |Sir Winston S. Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for inlying

inlying
/ (ˈɪnˌlaɪɪŋ) /

adjective

situated within or inside