horizontally
adverb/ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəli/
Frequency rank: #9,554 most common English word
Meaning
in a direction parallel to the ground; side to side rather than up and down.
Example sentence
The shelves were arranged horizontally along the wall to maximize storage space.
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