be contiguous
Example Sentences
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The only criteria it was given was that the two seats had to be "contiguous" - commissioners interpreted that as meaning there had to be a direct road link between them.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024
Some ground rules: each region must be contiguous, so technically Michigan violates the setup because Lake Michigan severs the state into two disconnected parts.
From Scientific American • Jul. 24, 2023
The memorial would also be contiguous, on its southeast corner, with the Peace Monument, erected in 1878 and meant as a Civil War memorial.
From Washington Post • May 25, 2022
Districts should be as compact as possible, and they must be contiguous.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022
And under certain telescopic aspects, and in some of the astral photographs, they really do appear to be contiguous.
From Astronomy for Amateurs by Welby, Frances A. (Frances Alice)
