All 5 Uses
vertical
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- This was theoretically possible, but the captain quickly realized that the inertial navigation system had a built-in error factor of several hundred yards; this was aggravated by gravitational disturbances, which affected the "local vertical," which in turn affected the inertial fix.†
Chpt 5.vertical = straight up and down
- Ten vertically segmented columns were used to quantify the exposure level.†
Chpt 7. *vertically = with an orientation that is straight up and down (90 degrees relative to the floor)
- Now the Alfa was climbing almost vertically at thirty miles per hour.†
Chpt 8.
- Forward, the submarine's nearly vertical angle in the water eased.†
Chpt 8.vertical = straight up and down
- It was like a small broomstick sitting vertically in the water, about a mile away.†
Chpt 13.vertically = with an orientation that is straight up and down (90 degrees relative to the floor)
Definitions:
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(1)
(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.) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)