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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Rank \Rank\, n. [OE. renk, reng, OF. renc, F. rang, fr. OHG.
hring a circle, a circular row, G. ring. See Ring, and cf.
Range, n. & v.]
1. A row or line; a range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of
osiers.
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Many a mountain nigh
Rising in lofty ranks, and loftier still. --Byron.
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2. (Mil.) A line of soldiers ranged side by side; -- opposed
to file. See 1st File, 1
(a) .
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Fierce, fiery warriors fought upon the clouds,
In ranks and squadrons and right form of war.
--Shak.
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3. Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or
nobility; as, the rank of general; the rank of admiral.
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4. An aggregate of individuals classed together; a permanent
social class; an order; a division; as, ranks and orders
of men; the highest and the lowest ranks of men, or of
other intelligent beings.
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5. Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence; position in
civil or social life; station; degree; grade; as, a writer
of the first rank; a lawyer of high rank.
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These all are virtues of a meaner rank. --Addison.
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6. Elevated grade or standing; high degree; high social
position; distinction; eminence; as, a man of rank.
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Rank and file.
(a) (Mil.) The whole body of common soldiers, including
also corporals. In a more extended sense, it includes
sergeants also, excepting the noncommissioned staff.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
File \File\ (f[imac]l), n. [F. file row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., &
It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L. filum a thread. Cf. Enfilade,
Filament, Fillet.]
1. An orderly succession; a line; a row; as:
(a)
(Mil.) 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.
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Note: The number of files in a company describes its width,
as the number of ranks does its depth; thus, 100 men in
``fours deep'' would be spoken of as 25 files in 4
ranks. --Farrow.
(b) An orderly collection of papers, arranged in sequence
or classified for preservation and reference; as,
files of letters or of newspapers; this mail brings
English files to the 15th instant.
(c) The line, wire, or other contrivance, by which papers
are put and kept in order.
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It is upon a file with the duke's other letters.
--Shak.
(d) A roll or list. ``A file of all the gentry.'' --Shak.
2. Course of thought; thread of narration. [Obs.]
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Let me resume the file of my narration. --Sir H.
Wotton.
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3. (computers) a collection of data on a digital recording
medium treated as a unit for the purpose of recording,
reading, storage, or indexing; -- such a file is typically
accessible by computer programs by the use of a file name.
The data may be of any type codable digitally, such as
simple ASCII-coded text, complex binary-coded data, or an
executable program, or may be itself a collection of other
files.
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File firing, the act of firing by file, or each file
independently of others.
File leader, the soldier at the front of any file, who
covers and leads those in rear of him.
File marching, the marching of a line two deep, when faced
to the right or left, so that the front and rear rank
march side by side. --Brande & C.
Indian file, or Single file, a line of people marching
one behind another; a single row. Also used adverbially;
as, to march Indian file.
On file, preserved in an orderly collection; recorded in
some database.
Rank and file.
(a) The body of soldiers constituting the mass of an army,
including corporals and privates. --Wilhelm.
(b) Those who constitute the bulk or working members of a
party, society, etc., in distinction from the leaders.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Rank \Rank\, n. [OE. renk, reng, OF. renc, F. rang, fr. OHG.
hring a circle, a circular row, G. ring. See Ring, and cf.
Range, n. & v.]
1. A row or line; a range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of
osiers.
Many a mountain nigh Rising in lofty ranks, and
loftier still. --Byron.
2. (Mil.) A line of soldiers ranged side by side; -- opposed
to file. See 1st File, 1
(a) .
Fierce, fiery warriors fought upon the clouds,
In ranks and squadrons and right form of war.
--Shak.
3. Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or
nobility; as, the rank of general; the rank of admiral.
4. An aggregate of individuals classed together; a permanent
social class; an order; a division; as, ranks and orders
of men; the highest and the lowest ranks of men, or of
other intelligent beings.
5. Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence; position in
civil or social life; station; degree; grade; as, a writer
of the first rank; a lawyer of high rank.
These all are virtues of a meaner rank. --Addison.
6. Elevated grade or standing; high degree; high social
position; distinction; eminence; as, a man of rank.
Rank and file.
(a) (Mil.) The whole body of common soldiers, including
also corporals. In a more extended sense, it includes
sergeants also, excepting the noncommissioned staff.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
2. Course of thought; thread of narration. [Obs.]
Let me resume the file of my narration. --Sir H.
Wotton.
File firing, the act of firing by file, or each file
independently of others.
File leader, the soldier at the front of any file, who
covers and leads those in rear of him.
File marching, the marching of a line two deep, when faced
to the right or left, so that the front and rear rank
march side by side. --Brande & C.
Indian file, or Single file, a line of men marching one
behind another; a single row.
On file, preserved in an orderly collection.
Rank and file.
(a) The body of soldiers constituing the mass of an army,
including corporals and privates. --Wilhelm.
(b) Those who constitute the bulk or working members of a
party, society, etc., in distinction from the leaders.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
rank and file
n 1: the ordinary members of an organization (such as the
enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported
by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to
become a colonel" [syn: rank]
2: people who constitute the main body of any group
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
rank and file
alt.
1 enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed
in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
2 (lb en idiomatic) Members of an organization who are not in
leadership positions.
n.
1 enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed
in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
2 (lb en idiomatic) Members of an organization who are not in
leadership positions.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
rank and file
alt.
1 enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed
in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
2 (lb en idiomatic) Members of an organization who are not in
leadership positions.
n.
1 enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed
in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
2 (lb en idiomatic) Members of an organization who are not in
leadership positions.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
rank and file
alt.
1 enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed
in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
2 (lb en idiomatic) Members of an organization who are not in
leadership positions.
n.
1 enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed
in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
2 (lb en idiomatic) Members of an organization who are not in
leadership positions.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
rank and file
alt.
1 enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed
in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
2 (lb en idiomatic) Members of an organization who are not in
leadership positions.
n.
1 enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed
in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
2 (lb en idiomatic) Members of an organization who are not in
leadership positions.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
rank and file
Englanti n.
rivimies
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
rank and file /ɹˈaŋk and fˈaɪl/
řadové vojsko
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
rank and file /ɹˈaŋk and fˈaɪl/
řadoví členové organizace
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
rank and file /ɹˈaŋk and fˈaɪl/
mužstvo
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
rank and file /ɹˈaŋk and fˈaɪl/
1. miehistö, rivimiehet
enlisted soldiers
2. miehistö, rivijäsenet, rivimiehet
non-leaders
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
rank and file /ɹˈaŋk and fˈaɪl/
1. egyszerû tagok
2. köznép
3. egyszerû emberek
4. legénységi állomány
5. legénység
6. népség-katonaság
7. közkatonák
8. tagok
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
rank and file /ɹˈaŋk and fˈaɪl/
はしくれ
non-leaders
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
64 Moby Thesaurus words for "rank and file":
armed force, armed service, army, array, bourgeoisie,
career soldiers, common people, common run, common sort, commonage,
commonality, commonalty, commoners, commons, fighting machine,
forces, ground forces, ground troops, host, laborers, legions,
linendrapers, lower classes, lower middle class, lower orders,
lumpen proletariat, majority, members, middle class, middle orders,
military establishment, occupation force, ordinary people,
paratroops, peasantry, people, plain folks, plain people,
plebeians, plebes, populace, proletariat, ranks, regular army,
regulars, shopkeepers, ski troops, small tradesmen, soldiery,
standing army, storm troops, the line, the lower cut, the military,
the other half, the third estate, third estate, toilers,
toiling class, troops, upper middle class, vulgus, working class,
working people
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
普通士兵；一般群众
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
普通士兵,民众,老百姓
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