Both Uses of
vertical
in
Brave New World
- The machine shot vertically into the air.†
p. 61..2 *
- She put her hand to her neck and gave a long vertical pull; her white sailor's blouse was ripped to the hem; suspicion condensed into a too, too solid certainty.†
p. 193..1
Definition:
-
(vertical) oriented straight up and down
(When you are standing, you could be thought of as vertical. When lying down, you could be thought of as horizontal.)