A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; -- in contradistinction to rank, which designates a row of soldiers standing abreast; a number consisting the depth of a body of troops, which, in the ordinary modern formation, consists of two men, the battalion standing two deep, or in two ranks.

To march in a file or line, as soldiers, not abreast, but one after another; -- generally with off.

Vertical columns. labeled A to H, on the chessboard.

A vertical line of squares on a chess board. The eight FILES are assigned the letters from a to h, so, for instance, the FILE on which the Kings start is referred to as the e-FILE.

A column of eight squares. An "open file" is a file that is not blocked by either side's pawns.

A row of eight vertical squares.

A term used to describe a vertical (up and down) column of squares. The players' Kings start the game on the same file. Category: Glossary 1 visitor(s) thought this was helpful. Do you

A vertical row of squares on the chessboard. The board is divided into eight files and eight ranks. (See also rank.)

A row of eight squares from one end of the chessboard to the other. In Algebraic Notation these are labelled a to h, starting from the queenside of the board.

A single column of men or vehicles, one behind the other.

The row of squares from the first rank to the last, ie a1-a8 is the a-file.

The rows of a chessboard going up and down, lettered a-h (lower case), with “a” always on White's left (and Black's right)

A vertical column of eight squares. This column of squares runs from the top of the board to the bottom. Designated in algebraic notation as the a-file, b-file, c-file, d-file, e-file, f-file, g-file and h-file.

A single column of persons placed one behind the other. A column that has a front of one element. A single column of troops one behind the other.

A column of the chessboard. A specific file can be named either using its position in algebraic notation, a–h, or by using its position in descriptive notation. For example, the f-file or the king bishop file comprises the squares f1–f8 or KB1–KB8.

Row of vertical squares on a chess board. A chess board has 8 rows, numbered 1-8, starting with the closest to the opponent.

the columns of squares, e.g. a1-a8 is the a-file (Queen's Rook file)

A File is a military term for a number of troops drawn up in line ahead, i.e. one behind the other in a column. The number of files is the measure of the width of a formation of troops in several ranks one behind the other. A file is also small group of troops, usually two, detached for a specific role - a detachment.