鳞次栉比

鳞次栉比 [lín cì zhì bǐ]

1. ■ （形容房屋等密集） row upon row of (houses, etc.); a continuous row of houses; arranged in close order (such as houses in a congested area); arranged in rows; arranged in neat order like the teeth of a comb or overlapping fish scales; a stretch of river boats arranged in close formation; in orderly rows, like scales on a fish or the teeth of a comb; multitude and orderliness; orderly arrangement of houses along a street:

江岸新建的仓库鳞次栉比。 Row upon row of newly built warehouses line the waterfront.