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side-by-side

side-by-side adjective: adjacent; juxtaposed. Also the ellipsis of side-by-side shotgun.

side-by-side: adjacent; juxtaposed
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Adjective

side-by-side (not comparable)

  1. Adjacent; juxtaposed.
    • The cylinder banks are at 60 deg. with the cylinders staggered to allow for side-by-side connecting rods on each crank.1958 April, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265
    • 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.2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly)

Noun

side-by-side (plural side-by-sides)

  1. A type of multipurpose off-highway utility vehicle, with four wheels, resembling a golf cart.

Also used as

side-by-side is also the ellipsis of side-by-side shotgun.

side-by-side is also the ellipsis of side-by-side rifle.

side-by-side is also the ellipsis of side-by-side smoothbore.

side-by-side meaning in Persian

side-by-side in Persian

adjacent
پهلو به پهلو pahlu beh pahlu

Synonyms of side-by-side

Antonyms

Forms of side-by-side

Adjective
alternative formside by side
alternative formSxS
Noun
pluralside-by-sides

Origin of side-by-side

From side + by + side.

Questions about side-by-side

What does side-by-side mean?
Side-by-side means adjacent; juxtaposed.
What is side-by-side in Persian?
Side-by-side in Persian is پهلو به پهلو (pahlu beh pahlu). See Side-by-side meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is side-by-side?
Side-by-side can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near side-by-side in the dictionary

  1. side-blotched lizard
  2. side-blotched lizards
  3. side-blown
  4. side-boob
  5. side-boobs
  6. side-by-side
  7. side-by-sides
  8. side-cast
  9. side-casted
  10. side-casting
  11. side-casts

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