Both Uses of
horizontal
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- He was the only one of us, too, who could do the giant's turn on the horizontal bar.†
Chpt 2 *
- It amazes me that Kantorek does not explode with a bang, especially when, during physical exercises, Mittelstaedt copies him to perfection, seizing him by the seat of his trousers as he is pulling himself up on the horizontal bar so that he can just raise his chin above the beam, and then starts to give him good advice.†
Chpt 7
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.)