horizontally

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For over a decade, the retired orbiter was exhibited horizontally in a temporary, tent-like structure known as the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

This earthquake was triggered by a strike-slip fault, where two large sections of the Earth's crust move horizontally past each other along a vertical fracture.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Controllers must also ensure all planes, which come in an array of sizes, are safely separated both vertically and horizontally because large passenger jets cause greater turbulence and instability for the aircraft around them.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Owners of wide swaths of acreage can drill several miles horizontally through shale rock, recovering more oil and gas for each dollar they spend.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Along the wall there were tilting lances, resting horizontally on nails so that they should not warp.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White