Indian file vs column

column vs Indian file

Indian file and column both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Indian file	Yes	No	No	No
column	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, column is a hyponym of Indian file; that is, column is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Indian file:

Indian file: a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
column: a line of units following one after another

Other hyponyms of Indian file include snake dance.

Indian file (noun)	column (noun)
a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other	(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
	a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
	a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
	any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
	an article giving opinions or perspectives
	a page or text that is vertically divided
	a line of units following one after another
	a vertical array of numbers or other information
	anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

Difference between Indian file and column

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