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[hawr-uh-zon-tl, hor-]
adjective
1.
at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
2.
flat or level:
a horizontal position.
Examples for horizontal Expand
Each man sports that distinctive, horizontal name tag: “Elder Peck,” “Elder Christiansen,” and so on.
The Book of Mormon: A Novel Alex Beam March 13, 2013
Like countless other boys in Massapequa, he had a crew cut and wore Keds sneakers and T-shirts with horizontal stripes.
Why Comedians Still Think Bill Cosby Is a Genius Mark Whitaker October 4, 2014
In her mug shot, she looks so prim in her shawl-collared coat, with its horizontal weave, buttoned up high and proper.
The MLK Memorial’s Fashion Moment Robin Givhan August 22, 2011
I bought wine and I made a wine list and it was the first wine list of its kind: vertical, horizontal, and diagonal.
The Queen of the Cookbook Sarah Whitman-Salkin February 22, 2010
The message is not a “horizontal” message of left vs. right; liberal vs. conservative; Democrat vs. Republican.
Mike Huckabee: All Kids—and Their Parents—Should See ‘Bully’ Mike Huckabee March 29, 2012
horizontal: said of wings when held parallel to the horizon.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
To be short, then, a whale is a spouting fish with a horizontal tail.
Moby Dick; or The Whale Herman Melville
Further, we find under the horizontal strata, inclined strata.
The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science Various
At the foot of the slope is the vestibule of the horizontal gallery.
The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Jean Henri Fabre
He might want to emphasize a long, low room by horizontal lines, or to accentuate a lofty one by verticals.
Line and Form (1900) Walter Crane
Origin Expand
1545-55; < Latin horizont- (stem of horizōn) horizon + -al1
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