Both Uses of
vertical
in
The Bourne Identity
- In memory of your dinner at Roget's, monsieur," said an animated hostess, holding a press camera by its vertical flashbar.†
Chpt 17vertical = straight up and down
- It was moving in short vertical strokes, as if in emphasis ...as if the man holding it were speaking emphatically to another.†
Chpt 32 *
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.)