side-by-side
See also: side by side
English
editAlternative forms
edit- side by side
- SxS (abbreviation)
Etymology
editAdjective
editside-by-side (not comparable)
- Adjacent; juxtaposed.
- 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
- 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.
Usage notes
edit- This hyphenated spelling is usually used before a noun it modifies, whereas the unhyphenated spelling is used after a noun it modifies.
Translations
editadjacent
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Noun
editside-by-side (plural side-by-sides)
- (automotive) A type of multipurpose off-highway utility vehicle, with four wheels, resembling a club cart or a golf cart
- Synonym of double-barreled shotgun. Ellipsis of side-by-side shotgun.
- Synonym of double rifle. Ellipsis of side-by-side rifle.
- Ellipsis of side-by-side smoothbore rifle / side-by-side smooth-bore rifle / side-by-side smoothbore / side-by-side smooth bore. (a side-by-side "musket" (unrifled) longarm)
Hypernyms
editautomotive
Coordinate terms
editautomotive