Side-by-side
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Side-by-side is an adjective meaning Adjacent; juxtaposed.
Meaning
Adjacent; juxtaposed.
More Meanings
- A type of multipurpose off-highway utility vehicle, with four wheels, resembling a golf cart.
- Ellipsis of side-by-side shotgun.
- Ellipsis of side-by-side rifle.
- Ellipsis of side-by-side smoothbore (“a side-by-side musket (unrifled) longarm”).
Example Sentences
The cylinder banks are at 60 deg. with the cylinders staggered to allow for side-by-side connecting rods on each crank.
A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.
Antonyms for side-by-side
Common opposites include end-to-end, tandem.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abreast, contiguous, together, parallel, closely, juxtaposed.
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