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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
lateral
/ˈlæt.ɹəl/
adjective1 of 2
on the side; moving sideways
- “It may be necessary to think laterally to come up with a good solution.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)