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horizontal

Having the same direction as the horizon, flat and level. A marble would not roll off a horizontal table without being pushed. On paper, a horizontal line is shown by a line parallel to the top of the page. In practice, horizontal planes are checked with a spirit level.


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With other fall protection systems, two vertical stanchions posts are attached to a horizontal beam with a cable lifeline attached.
The festivities started at noon with the raising of the maypole, a tall wooden cross with two rings on each side of the horizontal beam.
A large horizontal beam above the two-story glass entrance wall would help transfer loads and bear the weight of 10 stories above, but would also be subject to
 
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