Lide

Fr. a warlike machine, which was formerly used to throw large stones against a fortified place, or upon an enemy. To LIE , in a military acceptation of the term, to be in quarters, in cantonments, or to be in camp: the fourth regiment of foot, for instance, LIES encamped between Fort Adams and Orleans: or it LIES at Orleans. The light dragoons LIE along the frontier. To LIE in ambush , to be posted in such a manner as to be able to surprise your enemy, should he presume to advance, without having previously cleared the woods, hedges, . To LIE under cover , to be under the protection of a battery, or to be sheltered by a wood, . To LIE in wait , to take a position unobserved by the enemy, and to remain under arms, in the expectation of suddenly falling upon his flanks or rear.