horizontal
adjective
at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
horizontally
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a word derived from
horizontal.
Example Sentences
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The new analysis adds another dimension by examining how density varies horizontally across latitude and longitude, revealing more of the thermosphere's geographic structure.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
According to the Wall Street Journal, safety measures in such circumstances require a separation of at least 1.5 miles horizontally and 500 feet vertically.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
A steel cradle, designed to hold your phone horizontally, has been placed on a fence post.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
At what was to be the climactic finale of the show, however, fireworks began to take off horizontally, headed into the half-filled stands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Hanging there, a long way off, about thirty feet above the road, warped by the rising heat, was what looked like a plank of wood, suspended horizontally, with a bulge in its center.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
