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laterals

laterals is the plural of lateral.

laterals is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lateral.

Meaning of lateral

Noun

lateral (plural laterals)

  1. An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
  2. A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).
  3. A lateral pass.
  4. An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.
  5. A lateral canal, a canal built alongside an existing stream.
    • […] Canal and laterals, section 4, and the first part of section 5; and Miller Canal and laterals.1956, United States House Appropriations Committee, Public Works Appropriations for 1957, page 703

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Questions about laterals

What is laterals the plural of?
Laterals is the plural of lateral.

Words near laterals in the dictionary

  1. lateralled
  2. lateralling
  3. laterally
  4. lateralmost
  5. lateraloccipital
  6. laterals
  7. lateralward
  8. Lateran
  9. laterborn
  10. latericeous
  11. latericious

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