Both Uses of
horizontal
in
Wuthering Heights
- On one side of the road rose a high, rough bank, where hazels and stunted oaks, with their roots half exposed, held uncertain tenure: the soil was too loose for the latter; and strong winds had blown some nearly horizontal.†
Chpt 22
- Why did you hold the candle horizontally?†
Chpt 34 *
Definition:
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(horizontal) in line with the floor, horizon, or another flat base
(When you are standing, you could be thought of as vertical. When lying down, you could be thought of as horizontal.)