Both Uses of
transverse
in
The War of the Worlds
- It seemed such a little thing, so bright and small and still, faintly marked with transverse stripes, and slightly flattened from the perfect round.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- The sun was just setting, and the Clock Tower and the Houses of Parliament rose against one of the most peaceful skies it is possible to imagine, a sky of gold, barred with long transverse stripes of reddish-purple cloud.†
Chpt 1.14
Definition:
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(transverse) in a crosswise direction (at a right angle to the long axis); or something in such a direction