Both Uses of
vertical
in
Misery, by Stephen King
- Every time the clock chimed he made a mark on his arm, four vertical marks and then a diagonal slash to seal the quintet.†
Chpt 1 *vertical = straight up and down
- Now she was holding the cross like a spear, the dirt darkened point of its vertical post pointed squarely at the trooper's back.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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.)
(When you are standing, you could be thought of as vertical. When lying down, you could be thought of as horizontal.)