ROW


Meaning of ROW in English

n.

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English rawe; akin to Old English r ǣ w row, Old High German r ī ga line, and perhaps to Sanskrit rikhati he scratches

Date: 13th century

1 : a number of objects arranged in a usually straight line <a row of bottles> also : the line along which such objects are arranged <planted the corn in parallel row s >

2 a : WAY , STREET b : a street or area dominated by a specific kind of enterprise or occupancy <doctors' row >

3 : TWELVE-TONE ROW

4 a : a continuous strip usually running horizontally or parallel to a baseline b : a horizontal arrangement of items

– in a row : one after another : SUCCESSIVELY

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.