Definition of Lateral

of or pertaining to the side

Examples of Lateral in a sentence

A beam runs along the top of the bridge, offering lateral support to the structure.  🔊

Instead of jumping up and down, I placed a pile of books under both ends of a pole and jumped in a lateral direction.  🔊

Jack threw a lateral pass in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, which made no sense because it did not advance them toward the end zone.  🔊

Diane’s boss said that instead of promoting her, she would undergo a lateral repositioning, meaning that her new work would remain equivalent to the old.  🔊

We built a lateral canal that runs alongside the existing stream, with only a few feet of separation between the two.  🔊

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