prae-jăcĕo, ŭi, 2, v. n.,
I to lie before , be situated in front of any thing (post-Aug.).
α With dat.: vastum mare praejacens Asiae, Plin. 4, 12, 24, § 75.—
β With acc.: campus qui castra praejacet, Tac. A. 12, 36. —
γ Absol. : praejacentibus stagnis, Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 32.