Question of the Day #1125

The deaths come amid reports of massive crowding on the mountain. Around the Hillary Step, where climbers have to go single-file, there were reports of two-to three-hour delays on Wednesday.

From the 3rd paragraph of this article at ABC News.

  上記の文で、single-fileの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "single-file" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1列縦隊

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a row of persons, animals, or things arranged one behind the other

 

Examples

1. The goal is to slow the cars down and prevent them from running single file. — Zach Horrall, Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2018
2. The managers entered, single file, and walked to their places. — Lindsay Wise, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2020
3. The bus pulled up to the Freedom House and we were told to walk into the building in two single file lines. — Hannah Drown, cleveland.com, 10 Jan. 2018
4. The carrying capacity of an escalator system must match the expected peak traffic demand, presuming that passengers ride single file. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
5. When they leave the nest the young follow the mother in single file. Burton, John A. Animals of the World

   

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