long column

Frequency: 7.512.5 per million words

Refers to a line of people or vehicles of great length.

columnADJECTIVE + column

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long

Examples (10)

  • A long column of tanks advanced towards the city.
  • We saw a long column of refugees stretching for miles along the road.
  • A long column of protestors marched peacefully through the city center.
  • Traffic was backed up for hours, forming a long column of cars on the highway.
  • From the hilltop, the general observed the long column of his troops moving through the valley.
  • The news report showed a long column of military vehicles heading to the border.
  • A long column of ants marched purposefully towards the picnic blanket.
  • During the evacuation, a long column of people made their way to the shelters.
  • The historical documentary depicted a long column of weary soldiers returning from the front.
  • A long column of trucks carrying aid supplies has finally reached the disaster area.