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horizontal

/ˌhoɹəˈzɑn.təl/ adjective B2
  1. Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat. · horizontal lines
  2. Relating to horizontal markets
  3. Involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries.
  4. Having the two notes sound successively.
  5. Relating to sexual intercourse. · horizontal tango
  6. Being or relating to the transmission of organisms between biotic and/or abiotic members of an ecosystem that are not in a parent-progeny relationship. · Infectious agents may spread by horizontal transmission.
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After all, Count, your own exit is more likely to be perpendicular than horizontal.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 41 · B2

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